Beveled glass is usually made by taking one-quarter inch-thick clear glass and creating a one-inch bevel on one side around the entire periphery. These bevels act as prisms in the sunlight creating an interesting color diffraction which both highlights the glasswork and provides a spectrum of colors which would ordinarily be absent in clear float glass. Glass can be made transparent and flat, or into other shapes and colors as shown in this sphere from the Verrerie of Brehat in Brittany. ... A bevel is a slant or angle on a surface. ... Color is an important part of the visual arts. ...
"Beveled glass" can be obtained as clusters which are arranged to create a specific design. These can vary from simple three or four piece designs, often used in top lights of windows and conservatories, to more complex combinations of many pieces, suitable for larger panels such as doors and side screens.
Glass made by the “antique” method, namely by an artisan blowing a glass bubble that is formed into a cylinder, that is cooled, cut open, and then flattened in a reheat oven.
Glass that is rotated as it is blown, thereby creating a disk shape with a thicker center and a cut-off from the punti (iron glass-working rod).
Glass that is the color of petroleum jelly, emits slight radioactivity, and glows neon green under ultraviolet light.
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