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In its pure form, Glass is a transparent, relatively strong, hard-wearing, essentially inert, and biologically inactive material which can be formed with very smooth and impervious surfaces. These desirable properties lead to the very many uses of glass Can
be made in several layers, engraved, enameled, gilded, or
painted.
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Alongside
the preference for items decorated in the style of the High
Renaissance, there emerged a demand for reproduction objects of
other periods.
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The
collectors knows the cut-ware glass of the 1880-1905 period. It
became popular after the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania in 1876.
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Murano
is an island in the Venetian Lagoon famous for its glass
making.
Glass making has been present since 1292 when Venetian
glass makers were forced out of the city because their
activities caused too many fires.
The Museo Vetrario (Glass Museum) houses a splendid
collection that includes pieces from Roman times.
Farther down the street stands the exceptional
12th-century Basilica di Santa Maria e San Donato, which
contains the bones of the dragon slain by Saint Donatus
Book:
American
Cut Glass and Engraved Glass
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