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A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 1 (of 2)

Note 334 — COLOURED GLASS.—ARTIFICIAL GEMS.

William Johnston translation

In 1774 the French Academy published Le Vieil’s treatise on Glass-painting. He possessed no colour approaching to red, except the brick-red or rather rust-coloured enamel subsequently mentioned in the text, derived from iron.

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