| Murano Glass is a very versatile piece of
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| | aventurine (glass with threads of gold),
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| glassmaking art. There exist various
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| | imitation of gemstones made of glass etc.
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| colors, techniques, materials that can
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| | One of the most famous types of Murano
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| vary depending on the look of the object
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| | glass in the world is millefiori glass -
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| the glassmaker is creating. It's well
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| | literally a visiting card of Murano
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| known that Venetian artists do not add
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| | glassmakers nowadays. In short,
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| any special coloring chemicals to color
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| | millefiori is glasswork technique, which
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| the glass. To create a certain color of
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| | makes millions of one-of-a-kind patterns
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| the transparent glass, the glassmaker
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| | on glassware. The term "Millefiori" is a
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| adds different combinations of metals.
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| | combination of two Italian words "mille"
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| The compounds involved in this process
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| | (thousand) and "fiori" (flowers).
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| are very sensitive to proportions so one
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| | The millefiori technique involves two
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| should be extremely accurate in mixing
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| | basic procedures. The first technique is
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| them. For example, aquamarine color is
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| | layering of a number of layers of glass
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| created through the use of combination of
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| | of different colors in a mold that
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| copper and cobalt compounds, green -
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| | produces different patterns viewable only
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| copper oxides, ruby red uses a gold
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| | from the cut ends. These patterns are
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| solution as a coloring agent.
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| | called murrines. Further, the murrines
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| The base of many types of Murano glass is
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| | are embedded into clear or colored glass
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| Cristallo - a special clear glass of
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| | to create unique combinations of
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| highest quality. This name is associated
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| | patterns.
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| with the names of precious stones - as
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| | Though nowadays there are many famous
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| this glass has a perfect transparency
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| | schools of glassmaking in the world, the
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| quality.
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| | Murano glassmakers still hold the
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| Another great invention of Venetian
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| | positions of the leaders in introduction
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| glassmakers is lattimo glass (milky
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| | of many technological processes and
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| glass) - an opaque white glass. Mostly
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| | innovations in glass creations. Murano
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| lattimo glass is used in the form of thin
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| | glass is used in many spheres of artisan
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| canes to make elaborate lacy patterns in
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| | work - production of lighting fixtures
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| clear glass.
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| | (chandeliers, wall sconces etc.), glass
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| Murano artisans used a lot of techniques
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| | sculptures, parts of home decoration
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| of glassmaking originated from the
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| | pieces like door handles, curtain rods
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| Ancient times. They made a lot of
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| | etc.
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| improvements in many processes creating
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| | Today, Murano is the home of the Museo
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| new designs and elaborating the quality
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| | Vetrario (Glass Museum) in the Palazzo
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| of the glass itself. Among the types of
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| | Giustinian, which holds displays on the
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| glass inherited from Egyptians, Romans,
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| | history of glassmaking as well as glass
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| and Middle Eastern glassmakers one can
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| | samples ranging from Egyptian times
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| mention smalto (enameled glass),
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| | through the present day.
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