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| 2009-5-10
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| Venetial Glassm
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| The origins of glassmaking in the area of the Venetian lagoon date very far back in history, with the first reliable reports of ac......
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| 2009-4-28
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| Conclusion
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| Although this brief history comes to a close nearly 40 years ago, technological evolution naturally continues. Not yet ready to be......
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| Cisank>>News>>Advances from France |
| Advances from France |
| In 1688, in France, a new process was developed for the production of plate glass, principally for use in mirrors, whose optical qualities had, until then, left much to be desired. The molten glass was poured onto a special table and rolled out flat. After cooling, the plate glass was ground on large round tables by means of rotating cast iron discs and increasingly fine abrasive sands, and then polished using felt disks. The result of this "plate pouring" process was flat glass with good optical transmission qualities. When coated on one side with a reflective, low melting metal, high-quality mirrors could be produced.
France also took steps to promote its own glass industry and attract glass experts from Venice; not an easy move for Venetians keen on exporting their abilities and know-how, given the history of discouragement of such behaviour (at one point, Venetian glass craftsmen faced death threats if they disclosed glassmaking secrets or took their skills abroad). The French court, for its part, placed heavy duties on glass imports and offered Venetian glassmakers a number of incentives: French nationality after eight years and total exemption from taxes, to name just two.
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