Seth Doane has found a true GLASS ACT, just across the water from Venice: The furnaces glow orange and belch heat. And at around 3,000 degrees, something almost magical takes place: a sand mixture ...

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In 1291, a law required that all glassmakers relocate onto Murano, an isle just over a mile away. The furnaces or fornos used in glassmaking were at constant risk of catching fire, and as Venice was ...