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An interesting and glorious background is characteristic of glassware of Italian origin. History has it that glass manufacturing started in Italy in the pre-Roman period when some sailors built a hot fire on the beach and chanced upon the fact that that the very hot sand formed glass. Venice may have been at the epicenter of Italian glassware manufacturing from 450 AD.
Through the time of the famous Constantine, Italian glassware was a flourishing industry with professional standards in addition to training through observation.
The development of particular Italian glassware manufacturing methods, including filigrana and enameling had as well already taken place. Family cookbooks of glass formulas and methods were passed down from generation to generation. Over the centuries the recipes have been fine-tuned and several additions have been added.
The Important Role Played by The Venecitian Island of Murano
Glassmaking was a healthy industry in Venice throughout Constantine’s reign. During the latter part of the 13th century, a rule was made forbidding the opening of new glasshouses inside the city itself because of the number of fires started by glasshouses. Italian glassware manufacture moved to Murano, an island of Venice, and the industry is still located in Murano today.
Italian glassware making dominated the industry throughout the Renaissance period as well as into the 17th century when other glasshouses began to enter the scene.
The beauty and delicacy of Italian glassware was as much appreciated and valued back then as it is to this day.
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