Roman Cameo Glass in the British Museum

In this catalog of the British Museum's premier collection of 82 pieces (many of the vases, plaques, etc., are in fragments) of classic and late Roman cameo glass, museum curators and an advisor at the Corning Museum of Glass, New York, present a historical overview of the collection. Contextual factors discussed include the circumstances of discovery, dating issues, a production analogy with a noted Victorian English workshop, other art of imperial Rome, and information on how vessels blanks were made. Included are drawings showing details; lab studies of forms, themes, and colors; a glossary; concordance; bibliography; and an index of donors/vendors/previous owners of the featured items. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)