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For several centuries, the Republic of Venice held a monopoly on the production of high-quality decorative glass. The colorful glass beads produced on the island of Murano according to recipes that the masters kept a closely guarded secret became a universal currency for which Europeans exchanged exotic goods, slaves and territories in all the places where their ships reached during the era of great geographical discoveries. Manhattan Island was bought from the Indians for Murano beads. Crystal glasses, decorative vases, mirrors and window panes - the products of Murano masters were highly valued throughout Europe and had no equal, until Bohemia and the new crystal won the palm from Venice. Main sources: https://www.cmog.org/article/antonio-... https://www.livescience.com/blue-glas... • Chelsea Rieu-Torrez presents “The Sec... https://www.santachiaramurano.com/his... https://www.house-of-francheska.co.uk... https://www.corning.com/worldwide/en/.... https://peachstatearchaeologicalsocie... Channel support with exclusive materials for Boosty subscribers: : https://boosty.to/elevated Patreon: / julia_bolchakova My social networks: Instagram: / perpetual_foreigner Facebook (please follow): / julia.bolchakova All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are, or represent, the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and feel that they were used inappropriately, please, contact me and I'll do all necessary changes.