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A BOOK IN ENGLISH ABOUT GLASS

A translation of the book "Boken om glas" is aimed at.

Since "Boken om glas" is held in high esteem by Swedish readers from the glass industry, from schools and from the public generally, we decided to translate it into English. The English title is “An Introduction to Glass - The craft, science and technology of glassmaking”.

The principal target group of the book are glassworkers and students at glass schools. However, it is also useful for anyone wanting to know more about glass, and especially the Swedish glass manufacture.

Great care has been taken to write a book that is easily read and profusely illustrated. A large index makes it easy to look up different glass words and concepts.

Chapters
Press the chapter image to get a sampel pdf of the first page of the chapter.
Content (pdf)
1. What is glass?
2. Raw materials
3. The melting and cooling processes
4. Furnaces and refractories
5. Process control
6. How to colour glass?
7. Types of glass
8. Glassmaking
9. Finishing and decoration
10. Quality and defects in glass
11. The environment
12. A history of Swedish glass
Index (pdf)

BOOK FACTS
Editor: Elisabeth Flygt, Glafo
Authors: Thomas Falk, Hans Fredriksson, Lars Gunnar Johansson, Maria Lang och Peter Sundberg, Glafo and Gunnel Holmér, Smålands museum - Sveriges glasmuseum
Format: A4
Pages: 264
Illustrations: 268 photos, 64 drawings, 15 diagrams and 37 tables.
Some index words: glass, glasstreatment, glass decoration, glass defects, glass handicraft, swedish glass history, glass industry, glass chemistry, glass annealing, raw materials, glass melting, glass technology, glass manufacture, glass types, glass furnaces, art and craft, quality, environment, process control

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