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Porcelain: The White Gold of Saxony

Germany: Memories of a Nation by BBC

Oct 22, 201413:51Society & Culture

Neil MacGregor focuses on how 18th century German chemists discovered the secrets of Chinese porcelain, known then as 'white gold' - translucent, fine-glazed, and much-coveted. Porcelain became a lucrative source of inco...

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Porcelain: The White Gold of Saxony is an episode from Germany: Memories of a Nation by BBC. Neil MacGregor focuses on how 18th century German chemists discovered the secrets of Chinese porcelain, known then as 'white gold' - translucent, f...

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Published Oct 22, 2014, 13:51 long, audio available.