Glassmaking Archive

Flexible Glass – Lost Ancient Roman Invention Because Glassmaker Was Beheaded By Emperor Tiberius

AncientPages.com | July 27, 2023

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Did ancient Romans invent unbreakable glass? If they did, their secrets would be long lost because the Roman Emperor Tiberius beheaded the inventor

On This Day In History

On This Day In History: Antonio Neri Was Born in Florence, Italy – On Feb 29, 1838

AncientPages.com | February 29, 2020

AncientPages.com - On February 29, 1576 - Antonio Neri , a Florentine priest, was born in Florence, Italy. Neri was a glass maker, who conducted experiments with colored glass