Lenders to the Exhibition vi Directors Foreword vii Acknowledgments ix Glass Production in the Islamic World: A Historical Overview 3(5) Stefano Carboni The Growth of Interest in Islamic Glass 8(6) David Whitehouse Archaeological Excavations of Islamic Glass 14(11) Stefano Carboni Some Thoughts on the Chemistry and Technology of Islamic Glass 25(21) Robert H. Brill A Survey of Islamic Glassworking and Glass-Decorating Techniques 46(25) William Gudenrath Undecorated Blown Glass 71(10) David Whitehouse Mold-Blown Glass 81(20) David Whitehouse Hot-Worked Glass 101(46) Stefano Carboni Mosaic Glass 147(8) David Whitehouse Cut and Engraved Glass 155(44) David Whitehouse Painted Glass 199(76) Stefano Carboni Glass in the Age of the Empires 275(22) Stefano Carboni Stefano Carboni David Whitehouse Imitations of Islamic Glass 297(15) David Whitehouse Stefano Carboni Glossary 312(2) David Whitehouse Bibliography 314(10) Index 324(6) Photograph Credits 330
