All About Glass

All About Glass

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Vasenpokal | Techniques of Renaissance Venetian-Style Glassworking
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This video shows the vessel being made in a sequence of steps, one of which includes the use of a full-size blow-mold. The manufacturing process for the lid is then shown. Learn more about this object in The Techniques of Renaissance Venetian-Style Glassworking by William Gudenrath. Between about