The ancient glass industry changed dramatically towards the end of the first millennium. The
Roman glassmaking tradition of mineral soda glass was increasingly supplanted by the use …

This review has been modified somewhat compared with its predecessors in that the cultural
heritage applications have been grouped together in their own section rather than being …

Glass mosaic decorations were used throughout the medieval Mediterranean as a powerful
medium to convey religious and political agendas, yet we know next to nothing about the …

This work aimed to investigate the origin of different red hues of Roman copper-based red
opaque glass sectilia, to shed light on the production technology behind them. This objective …

Handheld (portable) X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (pXRF) allows for fast, in situ surface
analysis, however, its application in archaeological research requires substantial …

Mosaic glass tesserae were imported to Dutch sites during the Early Medieval period,
probably to address the demand for coloured glass needed in ornamental bead …

This study aims at the characterisation of red and orange glass tesserae from the 4th-century
Roman villa of Noheda (Spain). Due to the limited number of analyses available for such …

Analytical data of Roman and early Islamic glass established several primary glass
production groups linked to glassmaking centres in the Levant and in Egypt. In contrast, the …

The reconstruction of the trade routes along which garnets reached Europe in the early
Middle Ages demonstrates the persistence of long-distance trade after the fall of the Western …

Several glass mosaic tesserae were found during the archeological excavations at the Villa
di Teodorico in Galeata (Forlì‐Cesena, Emilia Romagna, Italy), dated to early sixth century …