A number of texts we recommend to those who wish to learn more about the subject are indicated below.
 

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The handbook of glass manufacture : a book of reference for the plant executive, technologist and engineering
compiled and edited by Fay V. Tooley. - 3. ed. - New York : Books for the Glass industry division, Ashlee Publishing Co., copyr. 1984. - 2 v. ; 24 cm
 
Contents: The composition of glass. Raw materials. Vitrifiable mix. Furnaces. Fuels. Electric melting. Refractories. Instrumentation. Melting of the glass. Hollow glass manufacturing. Flat glass manufacturing. Fibreglass. Blowing. Annealing and tempering. Decoration and finishing. Statistics. Physical properties of glass. Optical properties. The structure of glass. Chemical analysis of glass. PC: Vitrifiable composition. Raw material. Mix. Furnace. Fuel. Electric heating. Refractory. Melting of glass. Hollow glass. Flat glass. Fibreglass. Mechanical blowing. Heat treatment. Decoration of glass. Statistics. Physical properties. Structure.
 
N.B.: Original text in English.

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Glas : Natur, Struktur und Eigenschaften
Horst Scholze. - 3. neubearb. Aufl. - Berlin [etc.] : Springer-Verlag, 1988. - XI, 407 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
 
Contents: Nature and structure of glass. Vitrification mechanism, viscosity, melting and crystallization. Oxide and oxygen-free glass. Properties and measurement method. PC: De-mixing. Viscosity. Dilation. Volume mass. Optical properties. Optical transmission. Refraction. Elastic properties. Mechanical strength. Fracture. Annealing. Hardness. Electric conductivity. Dielectric properties. Surface tension. Chemical resistance. Thermal properties.
 
N.B.: Original text in German.

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Vetri
G. Scarinci, T. Toninato, B. Locardi. - Milano : Ambrosiana, copyr. 1977. - X, 199 p., [2] c.di tav. : ill. ; 24 cm
 
Contents: Vitreous state. Formation of glass. Structure. Physical and chemical properties. Raw materials. Furnaces. Flat glass. Hollow glass. Special glass. Fibreglass. PC: Crystallization. Structure. Physical properties. Chemical properties. Raw material. Gas melting furnace. Fibreglass.
 
N.B.: Original text in Italian

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Una storia invisibile. Come il vetro ha cambiato il mondo
Alan Macfarlane, Gerry Martin - transl. by V. Palombi and S. Salpietro - 2003, pp. 280, € 20 (The Glass Bathscaphe: How Glass Changed the World)
Collection: History and society - ISBN: 9788842069591 - Topics: Science > History and essays; History > general works
 
Abstract: The history of glass is interwoven with conflicts between the East and West, with the habits and ways of thinking of the different areas of the world, with scientific discoveries and innovations in art. An extraordinary story, from ancient times when glass was appreciated first of all as a jewel and then used by the Romans for its transparency, able to reveal the colour of wine. This book reveals that glass has been an essential ingredient of many major historical transformations, from protecting houses from the cold to the invention of spectacles and microscopes, from the introduction of perspective in painting to the colonial domination of Europeans, made possible also by their technological superiority in the use of glass. A scholarly, curious and surprising journey through the centuries and civilizations.

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