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The Techniques of Renaissance Venetian Glassworking

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Objects and Techniques
The Techniques of Renaissance Venetian Glassworking
Foreword
Introduction
How to Use This Resource
Glassblowing Before its Arrival in Venice
History of Venetian Glassblowing
Inside a Renaissance Glasshouse
Glass as a Material in Renaissance Venice
Comparing Earlier and Later Venetian Glass
- A Question of Continuity
- Comparative Table of Differences Between Earlier and Later Venetian Glass Vessels
Appendices

Chain and Scroll–Type Decoration

Renaissance

The glass is always flat and ribbonlike

wineglass: trumpet shaped bowl with fire-polished rim and two applied handles — FIG. 68

Venetian goblet of the 16th or 17th century with “chain and scroll” decoration, showing that all parts of this construction are flat and ribbonlike. The Corning Museum of Glass (79.3.212).

19th Century

The glass is often round in cross section

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Cite as (MLA): Gudenrath, William. The Techniques of Renaissance Venetian Glassworking, Corning Museum of Glass, Feb. 2016, renvenetian.cmog.org.

For technical issues, send email to web@cmog.org. For information on glassmaking at CMoG, see The Studio.

See also:
The Techniques of Renaissance Venetian-Style Glassworking (2019)

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