The three books in this set present more than 860 objects from one of the world&s most comprehensive collections of Roman glass. The catalog entries are arranged by technique. Every object is illustrated, in most cases by a color photograph and a line drawing that shows the profile. Each volume also includes concordances and an extensive bibliography.

Volume One discusses objects formed by casting or pressing, "color-band" vessels made by casting and blowing, cameo glass, undecorated objects formed by blowing, blown pieces with picked-up or blobbed decoration, and objects with cut, engraved, and wheel-abraded decoration. This volume includes more than 500 color illustrations and drawing