[DOC] [TLE] History of glass - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of glassmaking can be traced back to 3500 BC in Mesopotamia. 
Archaeological .... In Egypt glass-making did not revive until it was reintroduced 
in Ptolemaic ... During the 1st century BC glass blowing was discovered on the 
Syro-Judean .... The center for luxury Italian glassmaking from the 14th century 
was the... [DOC] [TLE] BIG BEAD LITTLE BEAD | History Of Venetian Glass Manufacture [PAR] The History of Venetian Glass production including glass making processes and 
... of glass production developed and refined over many centuries in Venice, Italy, 
... In 1291 the small independent art glass factories that were now starting to .... 
was the first to produce clear lead crystal glassware on an industrial scale. [DOC] [TLE] History of Glass Blowing | The Memory Glass Blog [PAR] The modern art of glass blowing may use modernized equipment, but the 
essence ... 16th Century B.C. ~ Oldest known glass vessel fragments were 
created during ... 500 B.C. ~ Glass vessel production begins on the Italian 
peninsula at the start of ... sailors accidentally discovered glass making; 1st 
Century B.C. ~ Cologne,... [DOC] [TLE] The House of Glass - History of Glassblowing [PAR] The accidental discovery of how glass is created was suggested by the ... of the 
hollow glass industry), however, date back to the 16th century BC and were 
found in Mesopotamia. .... It was these Murano refugees who brought the art of 
glassblowing to the ... The glass used for making these mirrors had to be 
extremely clear. [DOC] [TLE] Eyeglasses Through the Ages [PAR] Word Discovery ... "The art of making a pair of spectacles was an achievement of 
monumental ... (eyeglasses) and its use began to spread throughout Italy and 
Europe. ... The finest examples with quality crystal/glass lenses and gold or silver 
frames ... By the early 16th century, spectacle peddlers who were selling glasses
... [DOC] [TLE] Williamson Warne, materials - Williamson-Warne & Associates [PAR] Glass. 5000 BC The discovery of glass. Natural glass has existed since the ... 
Phoenician merchants and sailors who spread this new art along the coasts of 
the ... of the hollow glass industry), however, date back to the 16th century BC 
and were found in ... In the Middle Ages, the Italian city of Venice assumed its role 
as the... [DOC] [TLE] glassware - Mid-15th to mid-19th century | Britannica.com [PAR] Venetian enamelled glasses appear in the second half of the 15th century, ... 
From its resemblance to natural crystal, this material was called cristallo, ... Thus, 
the fugitive Venetians and the willing Altarists spread the Italian art of glass to ... 
There too the work of the 16th century was relatively formal and stiff, linear and 
clear,... [DOC] [TLE] History of Stained Glass | Stained Glass Association of America [PAR] For instance, 60 stained glass businesses were listed in Philadelphia's city ... It is 
more likely that Egyptian or Mesopotamian potters accidentally discovered glass 
when firing their ... In the first century AD, the Romans glazed glass into windows. 
.... Although Gothic stained glass came late to Italy, the Renaissance style... [DOC] [TLE] Chihuly Over Venice: Dale Chihuly's Shining Legacy | Chihuly [PAR] Shining by day throughout the city, the Chandeliers came alive at night, ... But 
Chihuly Over Venice is also a meaningful tribute to the medium of glass, to its ..... 
Glass is green by nature but if they wish to make it clear the makers put into it a .... 
published in 1556, the 16th-century writer, Gregorius Agricola, described the... [DOC] [TLE] History of Glasses - Teagle Optometry [PAR] Around1000 A. D. the reading stone, what we know as a magnifying glass, was ... 
letters or other minute objects through the medium of crystal or glass or other ... 
years since the art of making spectacles, one of the most useful arts on earth, was 
... developments in spectacle making in the 16th century was the introduction of... [DOC] [TLE] MURANO GLASS - Martino Interiors [PAR] The Apex of Glass Making | 15th and 16th Centuries ... century, master Angelo 
Barovier discovered the process for producing clear glass; Cristallo ...

Question: In the 16th century the art of making clear crystal glass was discovered in this Italian city
Answer: Venice