Beyond Venice: Glass in Venetian Style, 1500-1750
Jutta-Annette Page, Ignasi Domenech, Alexandra Gaba-Van Dongen, Reino Liefkes, Marie-Laure de Rochebrune, and Hugh Willmott

Hardcover, 348 pages, 328 illustrations
Published 2004 by Hudson Hills Press
ISBN: 0872901572

Venetian glass captivated Renaissance and early modern Europe. In their workshops on the island of Murano, Venetian glassmakers used the finest materials, outstanding skill, and a flair for design to create luxurious glassware for use and display. All over Europe, possession of Venetian glass was regarded as a sign of wealth and sophistication. Consumers in distant countries imported Venetian glass, recruited Venetian glassmakers to establish factories, and encouraged local craftsmen to imitate Venetian products.

This book, created to accompany a major exhibition of Venetian-style glass at The Corning Museum of Glass, begins with a history of glassmaking in Venice itself. It then surveys five of the regions of Europe where Venetian-style glass was popular: Austria, Spain, France, the Low Countries, and England. In each case, the glass is described in its social and economic context.