Venetian glass-making began during the Roman Empire and became the region's major industry. By the late 1200s, a glass-makers' guild was established to safeguard the secrets of the craft, and in ...

Over time, Venetian glass influenced American glass makers and consumers. Venice solidified its art credentials by establishing its biennale in 1895, where the glassworkers of Murano often staged ...

Murano glass is famous the world over for its history as well as the expert creations that artisans from the island make.

To prevent fires, the Venetian government ordered glass furnaces moved to Murano in the late 13th century. The move also was to prevent secrets of the glassmaking guild from being smuggled to ...

Murano glass originated in Italy and can be worth decent money today if the work is authentic -- and the real stuff is more ...

But any glass-maker who tried to leave the island would have his hands cut off. The punishment no longer exists, designer Laura Di Sentillana says but the sentiment does.

Venetian Glass, Lace, and Elegance — through an American Eye Stellar examples of late 19th-century Venetian glass as shown in the exhibition. (Courtesy of Mystic Seaport Museum) ...

Venetian painters’ secret: glass L.A. Times Archives Aug. 26, 2005 12 AM PT From Associated Press ...

The Corning Museum of Glass in New York recently launched an online resource called the Techniques of Renaissance Venetian Glassworking, which shares research, 360-degree artifact views, and ...

MILAN — When in Venice. Fashion brand Jil Sander indulged in the history-laden world of Venetian glass for the opening of its brand new store in Venice’s Piazza San Marco. On Tuesday, it ...

Where to find: A museum show of Gore’s work “Venetian Glass Judaica” is ongoing through July at New York’s Yeshiva University Museum, 520 Amsterdam Ave., 212-960-5390.