Pliny on Roman glassmaking

Archaeology, History and Science: Integrating Approaches to Ancient Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 77-100

  Freestone, Ian C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315433578-10     Document Type: Chapter

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