Explorations: Heavenly Machine - Glass - The history of glass making

Duration: 3 mins 47 secs
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Description: Background to the Channel 4 Millennium Series ‘The Day the World Took Off’, shown in 2000. With thanks to Windfall Films.

The history of glass making in Venice and the beautiful products of the industry are discussed by Alan Macfarlane inside a Venetian glass factory on the island of Murano.
 
Created: 2018-03-09 16:43
Collection: A History of the World (The Day the World Took Off)
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: Prof Alan Macfarlane
Language: eng (English)
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