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30%OFFLeslie Pina - Archimede Seguso: Mid-mod Glass from Murano - 9780764326615 - V9780764326615
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Archimede Seguso: Mid-mod Glass from Murano

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Description for Archimede Seguso: Mid-mod Glass from Murano Num Pages: 244 pages, 489 color photos. BIC Classification: WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1862.
Archimede Seguso (1909-1999), one of the great Muranese masters, took traditional glassmaking techniques to extremes. His introduction of merletto lacework technique at the Venice Biennale of 1952 turned heads. His secret for embedding fine lacy threads of glass was never shared. Rather than apply the filigree to the surface of vessels as was traditionally done, Seguso floated these delicate wisps of color inside the glass. Archimede Seguso was also a sculptor. His preference for solid glass and love of nature resulted in a glass menagerie of feathered, scaled, and furry creatures. In the late 1950s he debuted with ... Read more

Product Details

Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764326615
SKU
V9780764326615
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About Leslie Pina
Leslie Piña, is a professor at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio, where she heads the Master's program in Historic Preservation. She has written and co-authored over 60 books on design and decorative arts, also published by Schiffer.

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