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b . . n.r<> 11 · l d t Scrr1•· of le- \>J .<..<·sat " th typical Venetian ename co our o ,;. .. J • I • • rt d Lh't unfvrt1111P.t-ly th ,J, ' produce vertlcal ribbing. t 1~ r1µ0 n: . iorating and fla!ring after exposure, and dt cr1on1.t1on continu<=--; d • pi l< ation of a 15% ~olution of polyvinyl ac ~te in a~cton • }uclh~r prol techn'qucw a·re at pre ent in an cxpcrim 0ntal U➔~C'. y APRIL POOL 11 .. NO SERIOUSLY..... The followit1f., ntcy app Jt jn Llw "1.'ll li•t:ton, Encyclopedia, Victoriar, o Art DE>co” (Collins 1 1974) “v”. eline l c I< 'y yellow, semi-translucent glass with o11y appcarancl' of va cl in ; d-vtlop, rl in I' Lh century po~ ibly in I-nrnc . .:iometime::s ~;•Jrfacc-decorat: r< c lv" ca•ents on the usage and substantiation offthls term from our m mb r (rddr. nlwvl), WELCClt! TO EW MEMBERS Elected since Jan. 1. t 1977 .:ir ; Ir . 1. c,> 11 in ton
(London), Miss E.F. Haywood (Cambridge), Mr S.L.Hend 1 CIO (Abcrd n) llcrr und
Frau W. Hiep (Manzweg,Germany), Mr L.K. Thompsou (fJarliT’! tc,n), r • Rimm r
(London), Hr J.W.D. McIntyre (Windsor), M1=N. Broadllur c(Buul•i h alter 01),
Mr D. Morris ey (County Galway), and Mr P. Laytou ( L ndon) •
••• AND FAREWELL TO OLD FRI D W nr sad to
Spiers of London N.W. 11 last month. Hew wc-.1
r. p r he death vf Dt r:taud
glass for medical use. His wife, al. o a rr mb r,
known for his coll ction of
di d a1.>ou t two year ago.
SOME RECENT GLASS BOOKS
SCOTI’ISH AD JACOIHTE GLASS -Arnold Fle ng, EP Pul>lishi g L’m· cd (1977) J .’>0.
Reprint of th 1938 Edn. pp326, pl S7. A cc.•py h b ‘vtd for rev w.*
I TER ATIO AL HODER GLASS -G offrey Bard, Barde & Jc,r.kin (1970),
pp 261, pl 344, £16.50.
VICTORIAN GLASS -Ceoffrcr Will·, G. Bell & Son
THE OBSERVER’S BOOK Of GASS -Mary and G~offr
(1976),
pp 192, pl 103, £0.90.
(1976). 90
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EMILE GALLE -Philippe Garner, Acade y dition, s 15.00.
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Clas Circle Library. The Glass Circl Corrmlt
of this new ervice to membP.rs early int au

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