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- A Brief History of Glass - Glass Online looks at the origins and evolution of man-made glass from ancient to modern, explaining the change in processes.
www.glassonline.com/history.html
- Alessandro and Roberto Moretti - A history of the famed Venetian glass made on the island of Murano, and the members of one Murano glass-making family who brought their talents to the US. Includes a family photograph album.
www.morettiglas.20fr.com
- Glass History - An outline of the history of glass-making, starting in 4,500 BC, from the Glass and Optical Materials Research Group.
gom.mse.iastate.edu/Complete/NonFrames/History.htm
- Glass Making Among Turks - An illustrated article by Fuat Bayramoglu from Antika; The Turkish Journal of Collectable Art, Issue 3, reproduced by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
www.mfa.gov.tr/grupc/cj/cja/glass2.htm
- Glassmaking in Antiquity - Susan Hampton describes the origins of glass making and its development in the Roman world. Includes illustrations and bibliography.
www.unc.edu/courses/rometech/public/content/arts_and_crafts/Susan_Hampton/Roman_Glass.html
- History of Glass Etching - A brief history of sandblasting or etching glass from Design Blasters.
designblasters.com/cgi-bin/wm3/wm.cgi?page=./lobbyB.html
- Looking Through Roman Glass - The peoples of the Roman Empire used more glass than any other ancient civilization. An illustrated article by David Whitehouse in Archaeology Magazine describing an exhibition of Roman glass.
www.archaeology.org/online/features/roman/roman.html
- Murano Magic - An illustrated introduction by C.I. Gable to the art and history of Venetian glass from the Murano islands in the lagoon of Venice. Includes glossary, glassmakers.
www.boglewood.com/murano
- Roman Glass - Reflections on Cultural Change - Traveling exhibition organized by the University of Pennsylvania that illustrates how glassmaking was influenced by historical events and changing social values in the Roman world.
mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/specex/romglass/romglass.htm
- The History of Window Glass Manufacture - The London Crown Glass Company provides an illustrated chronology of window glass manufacture in the UK.
www.londoncrownglass.co.uk/History.html
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