TY - BOOK ID - 77942213 TI - Ancient glass research along the Silk Road AU - Gan, Fuxi AU - Brill, Robert H AU - Tian, Shouyun PY - 2009 SN - 1282441469 9786612441462 9812833579 9789812833570 9781282441460 9789812833563 9812833560 PB - New Jersey World Scientific DB - UniCat KW - Glass manufacture KW - Glassware KW - Glassware, Ancient KW - Glass KW - House furnishings KW - Table setting and decoration KW - Glass industry KW - Ceramic industries KW - Ancient glassware KW - History KW - Silk Road KW - Silk Route KW - Antiquities UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77942213 AB - This book, for the first time, traces the origin, evolution and spreading of ancient Chinese glass technology. It collects a wealth of data contributed by Chinese and foreign experts regarding the history and background, visual characteristics and chemical compositions of the unearthed ancient glasses from along the Northern (Oasis) Silk Road, especially from the Xinjiang Province (known as the "Western Region" in ancient times). The book presents new results of the studies on ancient glasses along the Southern and Sea Silk Roads, and discusses the influence of the Silk Road on ancient Chinese ER -