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Author Hollister, Paul M., 1918-2004

Title The encyclopedia of glass paperweights, by Paul Hollister, Jr.

Imprint New York, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.; distributed by Crown Publishers, Inc. [1969]

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  748 H72    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  748.8 Q HOLLISTER    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  738.3 HOL    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Reference Material  R 748.8 H    In-Library Use Only
Edition [1st ed.].
Description vi, 312 pages illustrations (some color) 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-298).
Contents Paperweight genesis -- Egyptian mosaic and Roman Millefiori -- The part played by Venice -- Bohemian-Silesian Millefiori and paperweights -- The Victorian context -- The individual makers -- About the French makers -- Baccarat -- St. Louis -- Clichy -- Other French factories -- About the English makers -- Bacchus and Islington -- Whitefriars -- Other English factories -- Sulphides -- Modern paperweights -- Examination of paperweights -- Testing for refractive index -- Glossary -- Some museums having glass paperweights.
Summary "With 140 weights in full color and 250 in black-and-white."
Subject Paperweights.
Paperweights -- History.
Paperweights. (OCoLC)fst01052683
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Online version: Hollister, Paul M., 1918- Encyclopedia of glass paperweights. [1st ed.]. New York, C.N. Potter; distributed by Crown Publishers [1969] (OCoLC)743362823
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