Glass Flowers

Glass Flowers
Author: Jennifer Brown
Publisher: Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2020
Genre: Glass flowers
ISBN: 9781785512247

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"From orchids to bananas, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka created a stunning array of glass models of plants from around the world. Working exclusively for Harvard University in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Blaschkas applied their artistic expertise and botanical knowledge to craft a meticulously portrayed collection for Harvard students, researchers and the public. The precise shaping and delicate painting and enameling of the models renders life-like details that fool the eye. Such detail is captured in dazzling new photographs of 60 models that inspire wonder and blur the line between the real and that which is made by man. The Ware Collection of Glass Plants is unique and astonishing. It demonstrates the majesty of plants and the artistry and scientific acumen of this father and son team"--


Glass Flowers
Language: en
Pages: 144
Authors: Jennifer Brown
Categories: Glass flowers
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher: Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated

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"From orchids to bananas, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka created a stunning array of glass models of plants from around the world. Working exclusively for Harvard
A Thousand Glass Flowers
Language: en
Pages: 48
Authors: Evan Turk
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-08-18 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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This gorgeous and empowering picture book from award-winning author-illustrator Evan Turk paints the portrait of Marietta Barovier, the groundbreaking Renaissan
Flowers and Fruits Stained Glass Pattern Book
Language: en
Pages: 66
Authors: Carol Krez
Categories: Crafts & Hobbies
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994-03-17 - Publisher: Courier Corporation

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Sixty-seven designs — rows of tulips, branches of plums and apples, California poppies, rose and dahlia blossoms, and more — are clearly outlined and easy t
Cages of Glass, Flowers of Time
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: Charlotte Culin
Categories: Alcoholism in literature
Type: BOOK - Published: 1986 - Publisher: Dell Publishing Company

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Physically and emotionally battered by her parents, a self-absorbed father and an alcoholic mother, fourteen-year-old Claire Burden considers suicide until two
Sea Creatures in Glass
Language: en
Pages: 112
Authors: Scala Arts Publishers
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-30 - Publisher:

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Delicate jellyfish and anemones, octopus, tentacled squid, and bizarre-looking soft-bodied sea creatures were meticulously recreated in glass by father and son