Glassmaking

History of Medieval Forest Glass: Wood-Ash Glas...
Discover how medieval forest glass, also known as Waldglas, was made from wood ash and sand in northwest Europe from 1000 to 1700 CE. Learn its raw materials, furnace processes, and...
History of Medieval Forest Glass: Wood-Ash Glas...
Discover how medieval forest glass, also known as Waldglas, was made from wood ash and sand in northwest Europe from 1000 to 1700 CE. Learn its raw materials, furnace processes, and...

Early Modern Glass in England: A Detailed Look
Explore the revival of glassmaking in early modern England from 1500 to 1800. Learn how European furnace designs, coal fuel, lead glass innovation, and flux sources drove improvements in clarity...
Early Modern Glass in England: A Detailed Look
Explore the revival of glassmaking in early modern England from 1500 to 1800. Learn how European furnace designs, coal fuel, lead glass innovation, and flux sources drove improvements in clarity...

Ancient Glass Trade History: Production, Exchan...
Explore the ancient glass trade, from early production centers in Egypt to its elite status, chemical analysis, and demand across Mesopotamia and Syro-Palestine. Learn how glass shaped early economies and...
Ancient Glass Trade History: Production, Exchan...
Explore the ancient glass trade, from early production centers in Egypt to its elite status, chemical analysis, and demand across Mesopotamia and Syro-Palestine. Learn how glass shaped early economies and...

What Is Gold Glass? Ancient Glassmaking with Go...
Learn how gold glass was made in Ancient Rome, including its use of gold leaf between glass layers, detailed portraits, religious imagery, and its role in Roman burial practices.
What Is Gold Glass? Ancient Glassmaking with Go...
Learn how gold glass was made in Ancient Rome, including its use of gold leaf between glass layers, detailed portraits, religious imagery, and its role in Roman burial practices.

Byzantine Glassmaking
Learn how Byzantine glass evolved from Roman and Hellenistic styles. Explore its materials, everyday uses, production sites, and design changes from the fourth to seventh centuries CE.
Byzantine Glassmaking
Learn how Byzantine glass evolved from Roman and Hellenistic styles. Explore its materials, everyday uses, production sites, and design changes from the fourth to seventh centuries CE.

Roman Glass Through the Ages: From Hellenistic ...
A detailed look at Roman glass history, from Hellenistic roots to blown glass, chemistry, trade routes, decoration methods, and its impact across the Roman Empire and beyond.
Roman Glass Through the Ages: From Hellenistic ...
A detailed look at Roman glass history, from Hellenistic roots to blown glass, chemistry, trade routes, decoration methods, and its impact across the Roman Empire and beyond.