A Touch of Glass

2020·9.5 MB·English

by  Sukanya Datta

A
Touch
of
Glass

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A
Touch
of
Glass
SUKANYA DATTA
NATIONAL BOOK TRUST,INDIA
ISBN978-81-237-9071-8
First ePrint Edition2020
© SukanyaDatta
Rs:185.00
ePrintby Ornate Techno Services Pvt Ltd
PublishedbytheDirector,NationalBookTrust,India NehruBhawan,5
InstitutionalArea,Phase-II
VasantKunj,NewDelhi-110070
Website:www.nbtindia.gov.in
This book is dedicated with love to the memory of
Debjani Ghosh (Bubul didi) and to Sanjoy Ghosh (Sanjoyda)
for being my Go-To couple foreverything
for as long as I canremember.

Contents
Acknowledgement i
Preface x
x
1. Fact andFairytale 1
i
2. FirstLook 5
3. NaturalGlass 9
4. MakingGlass 16
5. Techniques and Tools ofTrade 43
6. GlassIndustryintheAncient 69
World 118
7. GlassIndustryinAncientIndia 128
8. GlassIndustryofModernIndia 147
9. Gallery of ArtGlass 167
10. Architectural Wonders inGlass 187
11. FunFactandFuturisticFirsts 207
12. Idioms Inspired byGlass
SelectBibliography 221
Index 225