[Steppes] Roman Standards

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A good glass blower can do marvelous things...and glass blowing is a pretty old craft! First origin guesses are about 50 BC by the Phoenicians. Romans had a very active glass blowing industry during the Empire.

Although, truth be told, they were probably blown into a mold for consistency in size. And Romans DID tend to use more molds than free blown glass. 

The island of Murano, in Venice, was the site of all glass blowers in Venice from 1291, where they were forcably relocated to reduce danger to others.

I love finding out absolutely useless facts!

HL Saqra


-----Original Message-----
From: Jann Mays <hlgabrielle at yahoo.com>
To: Barony of Steppes - SCA Inc. <steppes at lists.ansteorra.org>; Emma Haldan <emma.haldan at gmail.com>
Sent: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 3:47 pm
Subject: Re: [Steppes] Roman Standards



Very cool!  I always pictured the globes on top made of wood or some ornate 
etal.  Green and blue glass globes are a pleasant surprise!  I wonder how they 
ade them so perfectly - the one in the archaeological photo was so perfect and 
reen!
SPQR
Gab (also known at one time as Flavia)
“It was a good clang, with the oiyoiyoioioioioioinnnnnggggggg that is the mark 
f a clang well done.” The Wee Free Men, by Terry Pratchett. (also the exact 
ound of a face connecting with a Paris traffic light) :D
--- On Sat, 1/31/09, Emma Haldan <emma.haldan at gmail.com> wrote:
rom: Emma Haldan <emma.haldan at gmail.com>
ubject: [Steppes] Roman Standards
o: "Barony of Steppes - SCA Inc." <steppes at lists.a
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ate: Saturday, January 31, 2009, 11:48 PM
Just stumbled across this, and am looking for more info:
http://www.archaeology.org/0801/topten/imperial_standards.html
Anyone got any?
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