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While the bulk of the discussion in the previous chapters focused on the history and production of glass in the East, particularly that of the Mediterranean region, we will now shift to the West, where glass followed a developmental history distinct from that in the East. During the height of the Roman Empire, glasshouses had been established in the western provinces of Gaul and Brittany during the first- through third-century CE [1–3]. These included the sites of Boulogne, Amines, Namur, and Rheims in Gaul, the German sites of Trier and Cologne, as well as the British sites of Manchester and Leicester (Fig. 6.1) [4]. Here, production was centered in forested areas that could provide plentiful fuel for the furnaces, ultimately leading to the establishment of glassmaking centers in the forests of Northern and Central Europe [5, 6].

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Glass in the West: The Introduction of Potash-Lime Glass

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    2026年

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  • Seth C. Rasmussen

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While the bulk of the discussion in the previous chapters focused on the history and production of glass in the East, particularly that of the Mediterranean region, we will now shift to the West, where glass followed a developmental history distinct from that in the East. During the height of the Roman Empire, glasshouses had been established in the western provinces of Gaul and Brittany during the first- through third-century CE [1–3]. These included the sites of Boulogne, Amines, Namur, and Rheims in Gaul, the German sites of Trier and Cologne, as well as the British sites of Manchester and Leicester (Fig. 6.1) [4]. Here, production was centered in forested areas that could provide plentiful fuel for the furnaces, ultimately leading to the establishment of glassmaking centers in the forests of Northern and Central Europe [5, 6].