Murano
Island
Supppying quality glass products since 1291 is quite a claim
to fame… so how did it all come about? In 1291, the
Venetian Republic ordered glassmakers to move their foundries
to Murano because the glassworks represented a fire danger
in Venice, whose buildings were mostly wooden at the time.
It wasn't long until Murano's glassmakers were the leading
citizens on the island. Artisans were granted the right
to wear swords and enjoyed immunity from prosecution by
the notoriously high-handed Venetian state. By the late
14th Century, the daughters of glassmakers were allowed
to marry into Venice's blue-blooded families.
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