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The Life and Times of 17th Century Glassmaker Antonio Neri
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Neri the Scholar
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Francesco Bartolozzi, Laurentian Library in the 18th cent. (click to enlarge). Whether one's chosen field was medicine, law, relig...
Monday, December 29, 2014
Faux Pearls Reprise
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Johannes Vermeer "Girl with a pearl earring" (1665-6) Natural pearls, found inside various seashells, have been prized and ...
Friday, December 26, 2014
Reader's Choice
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Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua Frescos and ultramarine ceiling, Giotto 1306. Each week I do my best to bring you interesting...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Fall from Grace
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Attribution unknown. In 1790, two centuries after the life of glassmaker Antonio Neri, his name appeared in an unlikely place: in the a...
Monday, December 22, 2014
Glass Salt Reprise
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Diderot & d'Alembert, L'Encyclopédie (1772) Raking Out Roasted Frit Making glass from raw materials involves several step...
Friday, December 19, 2014
Neri's Travels
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“Roma,” Antonio Neri, from Tesoro del Mondo (Neri 1598–1600). The length and breadth of Antonio Neri's travels are far greater in ...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
The Bead Trade
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Hoard of Dutch and other European trade beads Photo by Floor Kaspers . One of the oldest applications of glass, perhaps the oldest, i...
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