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010			_a 2005015142
020			_a076432294X (hardcover)
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050	0	0	_aNK6215 _b.B573 2005
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100	1		_aBlock, Mark P.
245	1	4	_aThe encyclopedia of modern marbles, spheres & orbs / _cMark P. Block.
260			_aAtglen, PA : _bSchiffer, _cc2005.
300			_a256 p. : _bcol. ill. ; _c31 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [252]-254) and index.
505	0		_aConcise history of glass -- American studio glass movement -- Contemporary marbles and the studio glass movement -- The expanding world of contemporary marbles -- More about marbles -- Ancient and antique handmade marbles -- American machine-made and foreign manufactured marbles -- Collecting contemporary marbles, spheres, and orbs -- Building your collection -- Caring for your collection -- Edition types -- What contemporary works to collect -- Regular stock or open edition production stock -- Prototypes -- Limited editions -- Experimental works -- The artist's mark -- Trademark and copyright use -- Crafting contemporary marbles, spheres, and orbs -- Studio glass works -- Decorative glass house works -- Artist's/craftsman's work -- The crafting process -- Grading -- Valuating -- More about marbles, spheres, and orbs -- Ancient, mineral and handmade non-glass marbles, spheres, and orbs -- Handmade glass marbles, spheres, and orbs -- Swirls -- End-of-day -- Lutz or aventurine glass -- American machine-made and foreign manufactured glass marbles and contemporary works -- Mimics, reproductions and repairs -- "Novel and inventive" contemporary marbles -- Spheres, and orbs -- Millefiori and Murrini -- Conclusion: in their own words -- Artists/craftsmen of the contemporary marble movement -- Glossary of terms -- Associated value guide -- Select bibliography -- Index.
650		0	_aMarbles (Game objects) _xCollectors and collecting _zUnited States.
650		0	_aStudio glass _xCollectors and collecting _zUnited States.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0513/2005015142.html
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