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Palestine: Glassblowers in the 'Foss of Memnon' according to John Mandeville (c. 1371).

Palestine: Glassblowers in the 'Foss of Memnon' according to John Mandeville (c. 1371).

'In the forefront there is an oval, roofed oven with two openings containing pans for melting. Glassmakers are dipping the tips of their long pipes into the molten mass and are blowing containers of various sizes. To one side there is an extension for cooling the glass, while on the other side an assistant is adding fuel to the deep oven'. Excerpt from the commentary on this illustration