Cristallo
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Cristallo is glass with a low lime content which is particularly prone to glass corrosion (otherwise known as glass disease).
The invention of Cristallo glass is attributed to Angelo Barovier around 1450.
[edit] References
- McCray, W. Patrick (May 1998). "Glassmaking in Renaissance Italy: The innovation of Venetian cristallo". Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society 50 (5): 14–19. doi: .