Paperweight Lore from France 1
_The first fabrication of glass in France took place at Poitiers in the second century. The materials available in that locality produced a white glass with a peculiar greenish cast, and the few surviving specimens of the work of this primitive industry standout as great rarities in the museums of France.
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