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1982

Format:	Motion Picture, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	The glassmakers of Herat [motion picture] / Elliott Erwitt.
Publisher, Date:	Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. : Benchmark Films, 1982, c1979.
Description:	1 film reel (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.
Summary:	Tells how, until recently, archaeologists could only speculate about how ancient glassware had been made and of the discovery of two glassmakers in Herat, Afghanistan, who make glass the same way described in seventh-century Assyrian cuneiform tablets. Shows the glassmaking process and the way of life of the craftsmen.
Subjects:	Glassware -- Afghanistan -- Herat -- History. Glassworkers -- Afghanistan -- Herat. Artisans -- Afghanistan. Afghanistan -- Social life and customs.
Genre:	film reels Motion pictures
Other Author:	Erwitt, Elliott. Benchmark Films. Miami-Dade Public Library. 16mm film collection
Notes:	Intended audience: Junior high school through college and adult. Patrons checking out films for the first-time must demonstrate an understanding of film care and projector operation basics. For more information about the films, contact Special Collections at specialcollections@mdpls.org <mailto:specialcollections@mdpls.org> or 305-375-5572. Items from the 16mm film collection are available for Interlibrary Loan to institutional borrowers only, subject to approval by MDPLS Special Collections.
LCCN:	81701554 /F
Other Number:	9045294
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	460847
Call Number:	16MM FILM
Course Reserves:	0
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# System items in:	1
Medium:	[motion picture]

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