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In glassware: Venice and the façon de Venise
…produce a crackled surface (ice glass). Cristallo was also found suitable for engraving with a diamond point, a technique which produced spidery opaque lines that were especially suitable for delicate designs. The technique seems to have come into use about 1530.
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