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Two Introductory Essays Trace The Development Of Italian Art Glass Within The Context Of European Glassmaking As A Whole And Examine The Intimate World Of Glass Manufacturing On Murano, With Its Unique Combination Of Tradition And Innovation. The Superb Color Plates Reproduce Work By All The Major Designers And Manufacturers. Italian Art Glass Is Not Synonymous With Murano, However, And A Notable Feature Of The Book Is The Marvelous Work Produced In Milan By Erwin Burger And The Firm Fontana Arte. Stile Novecento And Forme Nuove: Italy's Contribution To European Glass Culture In The Twentieth Century / Helmut Ricke. Preconditions And Prior History: Murano, 1921 -- A Fresh Resurgence. Resurgence In The Face Of Crisis: The 1930s And 1940s. An Explosion Of Creativity: The 1950s. From Avant-garde To Establishment: The 1960s -- Muranese Art Glass: Creative Foundations And Self-image / Helmut Ricke -- Plates: 1930-1945. Fontana Arte, Milan. Barovier & Toso. Seguso Vetri D'arte. Venini & C.: The Carlo Scarpa Era -- Plates: 1945-1970. Fulvio Bianconi: Designs For Venini And Other Manufacturers. Venini & C. A. Ve. M. Archimede Seguso. Gino Cenedese. Aureliano Toso. Erwin Burger, Milan. S.a.l.i.r. Nason & Moretti. Fratelli Toso. By Helmut Ricke And Eva Schmitt. Catalog Of An Exhibition Held At The Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf Im Ehrenhof, Glasmuseum Hentrich, Nov. 10, 1996-jan. 26, 1997, And At Other Locations Through Sept. 1998. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 346-249) And Index. Translated From The German.