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The Life and Times of 17th Century Glassmaker Antonio Neri
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Friday, August 3, 2018
Lixiviation
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Salsola Kali plant, used in Mediterranean glassmaking in the 17th century. A long time ago, perhaps as long ago as the Stone Age,...
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Top Physician
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Frontispiece from Ricettario Fiorentino 1597 ed. In 1580, when Antonio Neri was four years old, just after the birth of his brother Vin...
Monday, July 30, 2018
Band of Alchemists
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"The Alchemist" 1558, Pieter Brugle the Elder. Mention the word 'alchemist' and the images that spring to mind are ...
Friday, July 27, 2018
Deadly Fumes
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Memento mori, 1605. Nikolaus Alexander Mair von Landshut. 17th century glassmaker and alchemist Antonio Neri handled very dangerous m...
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Encomium for a Female Glassblower
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Woman flameworking glass (Attribution Unknown, late 19th cent.) In 1743, Britain was ruled by George II, although the Jacobites in ...
Monday, July 23, 2018
The Discovery of Glass
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Giovan Maria Butteri, "The Discovery of Glass" Studiolo of Francesco I de' Medici Any self-respecting Roman historian...
Friday, July 20, 2018
Alchemy of Plants
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Antonio Neri, Tesoro del Mondo, f. 9r. "Arts Preparatio frugu vel Piantar." In a 1598 manuscript devoted to "all of ...
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