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Medici Glass

9/6/2013

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Last winter I went to Florence to speak to the superintendent of the Polo Museale Fiorentino, Cristina Acidini, who is also the leading scholar on Medici glass.  We spoke of the possibility of doing glassblowing demonstrations in the Boboli Gardens as well as the state of the glass industry in Tuscany.  She made it possible for me to visit the library located inside the Uffizzi museum, and insisted that I must study this book called Mediceische Glaskunst written by a German named Detlef Heikamp. Unfortunately I do not understand German, however the photos spoke for themselves, and it is absolutely the most concise book I have found on Medici glass.

Please enjoy the photos of the photos in the book, as well as the photos I took at the science museum in Florence where they display Medici glass artifacts. 

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Walter Lieberman link
11/13/2013 07:35:26 am

Wow.!

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Walter Lieberman link
11/13/2013 07:40:20 am

Do you know the name of the "science museum"? Do they have a web site? I am an American glass artist with a strong interest in glass history.

This is my glass historical object pages. Perhaps you might find them interesting?
Rarely Seen and Unusual Glass:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.434996294292.208134.615909292&type=1&l=87850aed72

Rarely Seen Archive #1
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150396839984293.380460.615909292&type=1&l=2b140dbe97g

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Isak Lystad
11/13/2013 07:46:53 am



Museo Galileo
Piazza dè Giudici, 1
50122 Florence

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Rozlyn de Bussey link
8/7/2014 07:57:58 am

Hi Isak
I discovered your site from Walter Lieberman and was hoping you would not mind my sharing these images of Medici Glass on my social media sites for others to see?
Kind regards
Rozlyn

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Isak Lystad link
8/7/2014 08:46:09 am

Dear Rozlyn,
Go ahead and share them! I put them up for the world to see. They had some great designs, who knows maybe someone will be inspired to recreate them.
Thanks for asking.
Kind regards,
Isak

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    Isak Lystad

    I am a Chef  and glass artist from Seattle, Washington 
    I live and work in Florence Italy.

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