The introductory lecture of Thomas Cooper, Esq., professor of chemistry at Carlisle College, Pennsylvania / published at the request of the trustees ; with notes and references.

  • Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839.
Date:
1812
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    and Diodorus Siculus are to be understood when they speak of the Egyptians enveloping their de;.d in glass, unless indeed some transparent varnish might give tise to a deception : for of the colours perfect and distinct that have been observed painted upon Egyptian mummies now remaining, Bergman enumerates, white, black, blue, red, yellow and green, and these colours of course they might give to their varnishes. Many of the mummies are well gilt. I do not recollect any thing further respecting the Egyptian Glass manufactories, or those Sjria generally, or Phoenicia in particular. The beautiful stained marble> so much admired by Norden among the ruins of upper Egypt, are scarcely to be deemed a part of this branch of our subject. But while treating on the glass of early times, I think it may be worth while to finish all that I have to com- municate respecting the knowledge of the ancients upon tins subject. Of the specimens of ancient glass now remaining, the Sacro Catino or holy Basin of Genoa removed into the Imperial library at Paris, is undoubtedly the largest, being 15 paris inches and 2 lines long, and 6 inches and 4 lines broad, and 4 inches and 8 lines deep. I have