Cristallo

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.

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:10.1007/s11837-998-0024-0. 

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