Four Murano glass Carnival figurines on a showroom shelf — Harlequin in black and amber, a dancer in deep red, a jester in millefiori, a fourth in swirling multicolor. The craft in each piece is genuine. The price tag on the rightmost reads €188.30. On November 8, 1291, the Venetian Great Council issued a decree ordering every glassmaker in the city to relocate to the island of Murano. The stated reason was fire risk — Venice was largely built of wood and furnaces burned at over 1,500°C.