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  1. Glass Blowing (1998 Video)

    Producer
    Richard McCarter
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 15 min., 1999 sale: £55.00 (+VAT +p&p) VHS, non-higher education 1999 sale: £150.00 (+VAT +p&p) higher education - master tape for re-editing and copying 2000 sale: £35.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) VHS, higher education

    Shows a glass blower making an ornate wine glass from lead crystal that has been heated to 1200 degrees Celsius. He demonstrates the skills and tools required to produce a high-quality product. The process...

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  2. Glass Now (2003)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 54 minutes), £17.99

    Glass is a complex and alluring material: solid yet liquid, strong yet fragile, it reflects, refracts and absorbs light. These unique properties are being pushed to the limit by innovative artists in Britain...

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  3. Heart of Glass (1976 Video)

    Director
    Werner Herzog
    Subject
    German studies
    Distribution
    Sale (video - retail), Videocassette. VHS. col. 94 min., 1995 sale: £15.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Werner Herzog’s version of a German folktale about a shepherd who reveals the secrets of glassblowing to a factory boss whose expert has died.

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  4. Glass - A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2009)

    Director
    Scott Hicks
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 115 minutes), £8.00

    In July 2005, Scott Hicks started shooting a documentary about the composer Philip Glass to celebrate his 70th anniversary in 2007. Over the next 18 months, Hicks followed Philip across three continents and...

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  5. Glassworks (1978)

    Director
    Murray Martin
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Hire, VHS (PAL, 20 minutes)

    Shot at a factory specialising in hand-made glass. Parallels the activity of the factory floor with the slow, once closely guarded process of refractory pot-making in the pot loft. Against the general...

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  6. Glass Beadmaking in Turkey and Ghana (2006)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 45 minutes), £14.99

    Documentary. This DVD shows two traditional methods of glass beadmaking and shows in detail how beautiful handcrafted beads are produced. In Turkey, glass beads are made in a furnace and the technique is...

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  7. Cutting Edge, The: A Video on Glass Safety (1998)

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building; FE; Health & safety
    Distribution
    Sale Hire, VHS (PAL, 19 minutes), £23.50 hire £70.50 sale

    A video produced to provide guidance in identifying the hazards associated with the handling of all glass. Highlights major risk situations and advises on safe and effective working practices. Actual...

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  8. Through the Looking Glass 1 (1973 Film)

    Subject
    Biology; Psychology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Behaviour of twins 10-33 months old, up to self-recognition, observed through a mirror. In order to bring out the specific reactions on self-image, each child is filmed successively through non-silvered...

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  9. Einstein on the Beach: An Opera in Four Acts (2016)

    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 264 minutes), £29.99

    Avant-garde opera from composer Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson. The plot revolves, loosely, around Einstein’s relationship to the creation of the atomic bomb. Originally premiered in 1976, this...

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  10. Daedalian Glass (1997 Video)

    Director
    Sherry Moran
    Producer
    Sherry Moran
    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 10 min., 1999 sale: £39.50 (+VAT +p&p)

    A case study showing how a business has used good business practices to enhance its competitive edge. Daedalian Glass (north-west England, 10 employees), one of the UK’s foremost glass-making studios,...

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