9780714112916 - The Breaking and Remaking of the Portland Vase von Painter, K. S.; Williams, Nigel (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

Zustand: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Card Covers. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None. First Edition. 32 pages, 5 colour and 40 black and white illustrations. Never before in his long career in restoration has Nigel Williams had to break the priceless object he was about to restore. But in the case of the Portland Vase, a supreme example of Roman cameo glass that was smashed into hundreds of fragments by a deranged museum visitor in 1845, the earlier repair work was disintegrating. The British Museum therefore decided that the Vase should be dismantled piece by piece, and rebuilt using the most modern techniques, to last at least a century. Each step of this delicate task, which was begun in 1988 and took nine months to complete, is recorded here with the aid of many photographs. The history of this incomparable glass vase, its manufacturem and decoration, are also discussed.