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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

Mezza-Stampatura

Renaissance

Between the two layers of glass, blisterlike bubbles are usually present

bowl — FIG. 65

Venetian bowl of about 1500, showing multiple elongated blister-type bubbles between two gathers of glass in mezza-stampatura decoration. The Corning Museum of Glass (60.3.2).

19th Century

Bubbles between the two layers of glass are rare

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

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

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