Editing Laboratory glassware (section)

=== Early modern era ===
Glassware improved once again during the 14th-16th century, with the skill and knowledge of glass makers in [[Venice]]. During this time, the Venetians gathered knowledge about glassmaking from the East with information coming from [[Syria]] and the [[Byzantine Empire]].<ref name=":0" /> Along with knowledge about glassmaking, glassmakers in Venice also received higher quality raw materials from the East such as imported plant ash which contained higher soda content compared to plant ash from other areas.<ref name=":0" /> This combination of better raw materials and information from the East led to the production of clearer and higher thermal and chemical durability leading towards the shift to the use of glassware in laboratories.<ref name=":0" />