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      August 2010

Glass Art / Ancient Glass Technology

‘Maigelein’,   Craquelé Glass , 1985

English summary of ‘Antike Glastöpferei’

English summary of ‘’Die Hedwigsbecher’

      English translation of        ”Auf den Spuren der Amphora” Restaurierung und Archäologie 2/2009

      About the book           “The non-blown ancient glass vessels” - see below

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A new book mainly for students to give them concise and clear explanations of early glassworking techniques and their logical chronological development (German and English) 

Die nicht-geblasenen antiken Glasgefäße -                         ihre Herstellung von den Anfängen bis zu den Luxusgläsern der Römer

The non-blown ancient glass vessel -  their manufacturing from the beginning to the luxury glasses of the Romans

The book may be ordered from the Deutsche Glastechnische Gesellschaft:                                             Deutsche Glastechnische Gesellschaft e. V., Siemensstraße 45, 63071 Offenbach/Main;                                     E-Mail: dgg@hvg-dgg.de, Telefon:+49(0)69-97 58 61-0; Fax:+49(0)69-97 58 61-99.                                            Price: Euro 29,50, für Studenten Euro 25,00

There is an illustrated extract (mainly German) pk-2009-4w-sg-lierke-glasgeschichte-2009.pd

The book contains a contribution by Rudolf Distelberger.  The preface wrote Robert Koch.

112 pp., 42 figs., 2 plates, ISBN 3-938646-04-7, F. Rutzen Verlag, Mainz/Ruhpolding,                                    Fax 08663/ 883389, Euro 28,-

Two books of D. Whitehouse appeared 2010 which contained a short chapter about the Hedwig beakers each. In both books, my explanation about the possible provenance of the beakers in Norman Sicily, 12th c. is fully accepted by D. Whitehouse, including the way of their transfer to the middle of Europe.Concerning the erroneous attribution of this explanation to other authors, D.Whitehouse already has kindly apologized.

For an English Summary and some additional information see Hedwig beakers .

For a contribution about the Minden Hedwig beaker see: Mamoun Fansa, Karen Ermete, eds., Kaiser Friedrich II. (1194-1250). Welt und Kultur des Mittelmeerraums.  Zabern Verlag Mainz 2008, 399-400.

In a contribution to the AIHV congress in Antwerp some additional arguments in favor of the Sicilian provenience of the beakers were published, see L2009a