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| Preface |
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Glass, Ceramics, and Society |
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The Nature and Limitations of Available Sources of Information |
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3 | (5) |
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Technological Change and the Role of Consumer Demand |
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8 | (5) |
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13 | (2) |
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``Masters of the Gold of Christendom'': Renaissance Venice, the World Economy, and Luxury Goods |
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15 | (18) |
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15 | (1) |
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Venice in the Renaissance World Economy |
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16 | (6) |
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Artisans, Guilds, and the Venetian State |
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22 | (3) |
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The Economic Geography of Venice and Murano |
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25 | (1) |
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Capitalism, Consumerism, and Conspicuous Consumption |
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26 | (3) |
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Luxury Goods in the Renaissance Culture and Economy |
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29 | (3) |
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A Note on the Venetian Monetary System |
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32 | (1) |
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Master Aldrevandin's World: Glassmaking in Pre-Renaissance Venice |
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33 | (33) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (4) |
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Early Glassmaking Traditions in the Veneto |
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38 | (3) |
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Glassmaking in Medieval Venice |
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41 | (8) |
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The Glassmakers of Medieval Venice and their Products |
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49 | (4) |
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The Technology of Glass Production in Pre-Renaissance Venice |
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53 | (4) |
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Questions of Origins and Influence |
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57 | (4) |
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The Renaissance Venetian Glass Industry--a Self-Catalysed Phenomenon |
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61 | (5) |
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Demystifying the Demand for Renaissance Glass |
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66 | (30) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (7) |
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The Functions of Renaissance Glass |
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74 | (12) |
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Desire Defined: Two Favoured Qualities of Renaissance Venetian Glass |
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86 | (8) |
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94 | (2) |
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Desire Fulfilled: The Technology of Glassmaking in Renaissance Venice |
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96 | (45) |
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The Introduction and Innovation of New Luxury Glasses |
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97 | (3) |
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Luxury Glassmaking Technology in Renaissance Venice |
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100 | (14) |
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114 | (12) |
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The Social Organization of Venetian Glassmaking |
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126 | (6) |
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Venetian Glassmaking and the Renaissance Economy |
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132 | (4) |
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Venetian Glassmaking in Context: Some Concluding Remarks |
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136 | (5) |
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Consumers and Competitors: The Distribution of Glass and Glassmaking Knowledge |
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141 | (23) |
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141 | (1) |
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The Distribution of Glass |
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142 | (7) |
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Technology Transfer and Renaissance Glassmaking |
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149 | (15) |
| Epilogue: The Innovations of Renaissance Venetian Glass |
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164 | (8) |
| Notes |
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172 | (37) |
| Bibliography |
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| Index |
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