Ann Chevalier, Jean-Pierre Delande, Isabelle Laurent, Jacgues Toussaint:
Glass and Crystal in Vallonia: A Journey of Discovery
La Renaissance du Livre, Tournai Belgium 1999
26,7x26,2cm, 159 sivua/pages
61,00€

Today's ordinary glass objects are in a sense, witnesses to a rich and creative past, for they represent the latest stage of a journey which, from the crude work of the Middle Ages to the most highly-developed industrial techniques, has left its own individulal stamp on the history of Wallonia.

The list of items includes some of Wallonia's most interesting works. The pantographed, engraved or delicately coloured glasses are indeed a visual treat, bringing to mind memories os stylish dinners and the masterful expertise of our craftsmen.

Contents:

• I. Ann Chevalier assisted by Jacques Toussaint: Sand and fire. The art of glassmaking in Belgium
• II. Isabelle Laurent and Jean-Pierre Delande: From craft to industry
• I. The materials
• II. Fusion
• III. Glassworking
• IV. Flat glass
• V. The Walloon industry of today and tomorrow
• III. A selection of crystal produced in the glassworks of Wallonia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

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