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Glass Exchange between Europe and China, 1550-1800
Diplomatic, Mercantile and Technological Interactions. Transculturalisms, 1400-1700
Genres:
History of art / art & design styles,
Biochemical engineering,
Chemical engineering,
The arts: general issues,
Asian history,
Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700,
Society & culture: general,
Economic history,
Regional studies,
History & Philosophy,
History
Synopsis
In this study, Emily Byrne Curtis explores as her subject lenses, spectacles, aventurine glass, and windows found in China from the sixteenth century. She traces their technological development back to the glassworks in Murano, Venice, and explores their significance in terms of Venice's commerce with China. Because glassware also figured among the gifts which three papal legates from the Vatican presented to the Kangxi and Yongzheng emperors, the author examines many documents from the archives in Rome and the Vatican; the study therefore touches, to an extent, on the history of the Catholic Church in China. Curtis also discusses in the volume some contemporary Chinese references and verses to European glassware, and in the case of enamel materials, she discloses the pronounced effect their use had upon the decor of Chinese porcelains.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
'Emily Curtis's stimulating and informative monograph provides a fascinating anthology of cultural interactions over a number of centuries.' Deborah Howard, University of Cambridge, UK
'Emily Byrne Curtis has provided us with fascinating nuggets of information on glass and glassmaking in the Qing dynasty and a detailed study of the interaction between Chinese and European glassmakers.' Technology and Culture