Glass From Islam

In the Islamic world of art, glass is a skillful craft that often achieved excellence yet seemed to be pretty much overlooked by most art historians. There were literally thousands of glassmakers, stretching from Cairo to Delhi, who were very proud and were more than happy to pass down their skill and knowledge from one generation to the following. London Glaziers are the experts in glass. They also experimented with the colours, shapes, techniques, and the surface of this wonderfully versatile material. There are still outstanding results, held in public and private collections all over the world. This is a testament to the skill and the legacy of these artists. After the death of the Roman Empire, the political turbulance in the western Roman Empire had a real adverse affect on the regional economic stability, that contributed to a decline in the making of glass. The Byzantine Empire in the eastern Mediterranean, however continued to make their glass.With the rise of Islam, and the expansion of Muslim territories throughout the 7th century A.D., created the society that kept alive many of the successes that were lost in the west. Glass with mosaic designs, cast and mold blown items continued to be made, and beginning in the ninth century, a new decorative approach to glass was taken. The initial advance began as they found that glass could be coloured with metallic stain. This was the first type of item that we now call lustre ware, as this process gave it a unique sheen. In other words, stained glass. During the 10th and 11th centuries, the cast and cut routines carried out on glass attained an even higher level of achievements. London Glazing can supply all glass types. The 12th to the 14th centuries, saw gilded and enameled vessels. With the opening of trade and political alliances, these new ways of ornamenting glass that was innovated in the Islamic world found their way to the west, and thus gave european glassmaking a renewed lease of life.