Since ancient times, man has paid an almost mystic attention to glass, attributing something magical and supernatural to this transparent material.
Visitors come to the island of Murano to see an art form that has remained unaltered over time, from its poly-chromatic glazes, to the gold in the cobalt blue, to the delicateness of the lattice-work, to the colorful mosaics of the millifiore.
The small Italian island of Murano, about two miles north of Venice, is home to some of the world's best glassmakers. The origins of the art of glass blowing go back to before the first millennium. The first to master the technique were the Phoenicians. The art then spread along the Mediterranean coasts of the Middle East and Egypt. As Venice became a major trading port in the 9th Century, it also became the center for glass making.
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