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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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