Today In History
November 8, 2024
733 years ago today, the Republic of Venice passed a law confining the city’s growing glassmaking industry to the island of Murano, giving birth to the tradition of Murano glass, the city’s most iconic characteristic. In the following century, exports began, and the island became famous, for glass beads and mirrors.
November 8, 2024
733 years ago today, the Republic of Venice passed a law confining the city’s growing glassmaking industry to the island of Murano, giving birth to the tradition of Murano glass, the city’s most iconic characteristic. In the following century, exports began, and the island became famous, for glass beads and mirrors.