The Phenomenon of Czech Glass

The first part of the series tells about the ancient history of Czech and Venetian glass and the beginning of their competition, which lasted several centuries. The mystical properties of light captured in glass influenced Czech medieval culture, and to this day historians and glassmakers research how glass was once made.

Just as the desire for perfectly beautiful glass leads to the invention of Czech crystal and the production of ceremonial goblets, decorated mirrors and costume jewelry, the research passion of alchemists and scholars inspires the development of laboratory glass and glasses - and it is optical glass that is today also the material of modern sculptors.