Download or read book Catalogue of Greek and Roman Glass in the British Museum written by William Gudenrath and published by British Museum Publications Limited. This book was released on 2002 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second volume in the catalogue of Greek and Roman glass in the British Museum spans the period from the early Iron Age to the first century AD when the Mediterranean world as under Roman rule. It deals for the most part with vessels that were not formed by blowing, although some examples of early blown glass have been included, most of which were previously thought to have been made by other methods. gold-glass bowls and a fine series of mosaic glass vessels. The author's findings should be of interest to amateurs and scholars alike, and the principles established should provide a basis for future studies of ancient glass.