Glass, Wax and Metal: Lighting Technologies in Late Antique, Byzantine and Medieval Times

This volume provides an extensive look at the technological development of lighting and lighting devices during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages in Western Europe and Byzantium. 29 papers are gathered from two International Lychnological Association (ILA) Round Tables held in Olten, Switzerland (2007) and Thessaloniki, Greece (2011).

Acest volum ofera o privire extinsa asupra dezvoltarii tehnologice a iluminatului si a dispozitivelor de iluminat din Antichitatea tarzie si Evul Mediu din Europa de Vest si Bizant. 29 de lucrari sunt colectate de la doua mese rotunde ale Asociatiei Internationale Lichnologice (ILA) organizate la Olten, Elvetia (2007) si Salonic, Grecia (2011).