This article is currently available in German only. Licht ist für uns heute kein Luxus. Doch zur Zeit Friedrichs II. war künstliches Licht kostbar. Die teuren Kerzen wurden vom Silberkämmerer persönlich verwaltet und einzeln ausgegeben. Im Alltag begnügten sich selbst Könige mit kleinen Wand- und Tischleuchtern; nur zu besonderen Anlässen wurden die kostbaren, mehrstöckigen Kronleuchter […] Read the whole article »
This lecture was held within the official program of the La Granja, Spain Meeting of LIGHT and GLASS on September, 25th 2009. The full version is available in German – below you can find a short version in English as well. Dr. Käthe Klappenbach, Potsdam Kronleuchter als Symbolträger mit Beispielen aus den brandenburgisch-preußischen Schlössern […] Read the whole article »
The minutes of the official annual assembly are available in English and in German as well. LIGHT and GLASS MINUTES of a meeting of the board 25.9.2009 in La Granja Members of the board present: John Smith (representing Dr. Koenigsmarkova) as chairman, Peter Rath, representing Mr. Raiter) as Treasurer, Dr. Käthe Klappenbach. The board moved to […] Read the whole article »
This report of the Meeting of LIGHT and GLASS in La Granja, Spain written by Peter Rath is available in English and in German. Some Impressions: With this important meeting, held in a most fascinating place, our European Society is at last off the ground! We flew in from all directions. We met at Madrid […] Read the whole article »
AGENDA: for the official annual assembly of the European Society “LIGHT and GLASS”, for Friday September 25th 2009 to be held in the Aula Magna National Glasscentre, La Granja, Spain. The assembly will start at 2.00pm and is due to finish at 5.00pm. Welcome by the chairman (representing our President), confirmation of a quorum Reading […] Read the whole article »