Barovier, Marino et al: Venetian Glass. The Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu Collection. Milan: Charta, 2001. 256pp with 349 colour and 94 monochrome illustrations. Cloth. 25x25cms. The glass collection of Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu comprises Murano pieces from 1900 to the present, featuring works by Ercole Barovier and Carlo Scarpa amongst others.
The glass collection of Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu comprises Murano pieces from 1900 to the present, featuring works by Ercole Barovier and Carlo Scarpa amongst others. Text in English
Barovier, Marino: The M.V.M. Cappellin Glassworks and a Young Carlo Scarpa : 1925-1931. Exhibition: Venice, Le Stanze del Vetro, 2019. 559 pages, fully illustrated in colour and black and white. Paperback. 27.9x30.5cms. This exhibition catalogue focuses on venetian master glassmaker Muranesi Cappellin & C. and their collaboration with the architect Carlo Scarpa. It documents the entire output of Cappellin from 1925-1931, as well as the complete works of Scarpa for the workshop, some five hundred pieces in total. These include vases, figurines, plants, animals, lighting, and stained glass, many of which are accompanied by previously unpublished working and draft drawings, and period photographs.
This exhibition catalogue focuses on venetian master glassmaker Muranesi Cappellin & C. and their collaboration with the architect Carlo Scarpa. It documents the entire output of Cappellin from 1925-1931, as well as the complete works of Scarpa for the workshop, some five hundred pieces in total. These include vases, figurines, plants, animals, lighting, and stained glass, many of which are accompanied by previously unpublished working and draft drawings, and period photographs.