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Ethnological Aspects of the Glass Industry in the Bohemian Forest
Plichtová, Alice ; Dědovský, Daniel (advisor) ; Hejzlarová, Tereza (referee)
This research reflects issues of glassmaking in the Bohemian Forest since the beggining of the craft production in the second half of the 14th century till the fate of the glass industry in the second half of the 20th century. At the same time the study points to the current position and possibilities of glass production in the region. The central theme of the research focuses local production of painting on glass, acquiring importance in the context of folk piety of the second half of the 18th century. This period corresponds with the largest expansion of the glass industry in the Bohemian Forest, where was concentrated the largest number of the glass factories in Europe. The study is not based only on literatury but also field research and interwievs with contemporary painters of painting on glass.

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