Glass and other vitreous materials through history

Ivana Angelini (1) , Bernard Gratuze (2) , Gilberto Artioli (3)

1 Department of Cultural Heritage [Padova]
2 IRAMAT-CEB - IRAMAT - Centre Ernest Babelon
3 Unipd - Università degli Studi di Padova = University of Padua

Early vitreous materials include homogeneous glass, glassy faience, faience and glazed stones. These materials evolved slowly into more specialized substances such as enamels, engobes, lustres, or even modern metallic glass. The nature and properties of vitreous materials are summarized briefly, with an eye to the historical evolution of glass production in the Mediterranean world. Focus is on the evolution of European, Egyptian, and Near East materials. Notes on Chinese and Indian glass are reported for comparison. The most common techniques of mineralogical and chemical characterization of vitreous materials are described, highlighting the information derived for the purposes of archaeometric analysis and conservation.

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Archéologie et Préhistoire; Chimie; Matériaux

Ivana Angelini, Bernard Gratuze, Gilberto Artioli. Glass and other vitreous materials through history. G. Artioli and R. Oberti (eds). The Contribution of Mineralogy to Cultural Heritage, Mineralogical Society; European Mineral Union, pp.87-150, 2019, 978-0903056-61-8. ⟨hal-02266492⟩