This short book provides an overview of the history of glass canes (millefiori and murrine).  It follows the development of glass canes from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to Renaissance Venice and contemporary Europe and America.  The focus is on the technical and ornamental possibilities of cane slices applied and viewed as cross sections.  Included are paperweights but they are only one of the many uses.

Considerable attention is given to the techniques used in making canes and to the vocabulary used to describe these techniques.  An excellent bibliography is included. 

This is a great companion book to the book on 19th-century Italian mosaic cane makers - Miniature Masterpieces Mosaic Glass 1838-1924 
by Giovanni Sarpellon. 

48 pages with 46 figures, almost all in color. 
Soft bound.
8" by 10 3/4".  1995. 

Sections are: 

• Contents
• Introduction
• The Technology of Glass Canes
• Canes in the Ancient World
• Renaissance and Baroque Canes
• The 19th Century: Revival and Innovations
• The 20th Century: New Departures
• Glossary
• Notes
• Select Bibliography