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Maestro of crystal : the story of Miroslav Havel : how a young man from a small village in Czechoslovakia became the design genius behind Ireland's celebrated Waterford Crystal / Brian F. Havel.
By: Havel, Brian F [author]
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BookPublisher: Blackrock, Co. Dublin : Currach Press, 2005Copyright date: ©2005Description: 272 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1856079309 (hardback); 9781856079303 (hardback).Subject(s): Havel, Miroslav, 1922-2008 | Crystal glass -- Ireland -- WaterfordDDC classification: 748.092 HAV
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending | 748.092 HAV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00208149 |
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Traces Miroslav Havel's early years growing up in Czechoslovakia, his father's bizarre business dealings and tempestuous lifestyle, his formation as a genius glass designer, his experiences during the Nazi occupation of his country, his mentor Karel Bacik's sudden flight to Ireland, and Havel's strange adventures as a naive Czechoslovak.