The documentary history of two famous types of Venetian coloured glasses - chalcedony and girasole - was studied in detail. Samples of both glasses recovered from the Venetian lagoon enabled a range of physical and chemical analyses to be carried out, which helped to explain how their remarkable optical properties were achieved.
Origin
University Of Arizona, Tuscon, Usa
Journal Title
Glass Technology 37 2 1996 57-68
Sector
General
Class
G 1402