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2. Venetian glass - Wikipedia

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   The Doge visits Murano. A law dated November 8, 1291 confined most of Venice's glassmaking industry to the "island of Murano". [11] Murano is actually a cluster of islands linked by short bridges, located less than 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the Venetian mainland in the Venetian lagoon.

3. Murano Glass Museum - Wikipedia

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   In 1805, the Torcello diocese was closed. In 1840, the palace was sold to the Murano Municipality, who would use it as a town hall, museum, and archives. In 1923, when the Murano Municipality joined Venice, the museum came under the management of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (MUVE), its current operator. [3]

4. Murano - Wikipedia

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   Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy.It lies about 1.5 km (1 mi) north of Venice and measures about 1.5 km (1 mi) across with a population of just over 5,000 (2004 figures). [1]

5. Pauly & C. – Compagnia Venezia Murano - Wikipedia

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   Pauly & C. - Compagnia Venezia Murano is one of the oldest glass factories of Murano: it was founded more than 150 years ago. The company produces glass art, [1] most notably Roman murrine, mosaics and chandeliers. The company was formed in 1919 by a merger of Pauly & C (founded in 1902) and the Compagnia di Venezia e Murano (founded in 1866).

6. Barovier & Toso - Wikipedia

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   [5] Jacobello was the first member of the Barovier family to work glass at this time. [6] It is thought that the company originated in Treviso [citation needed]. The Toso family had been established in Murano since around 1350. [7] In the 1400s Angelo Barovier created glass objects which are currently preserved in various museums. [6]

7. Seguso - Wikipedia

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   The Seguso family today is able to trace its uninterrupted lineage of glassmakers back over six centuries [5] to 1397, based on documents in the archives of Venice. In 1605, the family was added to the Libro d’Oro of Murano, or Golden Book of Murano, [6] which included the most important glassmaking families and offered them privileges of ...