Medieval Glass-Making and -Working in Tuscany and Liguria (Italy). Towards a Standard Methodology for the Classification of Glass-Making and Glass-Working Indicators

In this chapter, the investigation into medieval glass-making and -working in Tuscany and Liguria is described on the basis of the analysis of production indicators and related archaeological glass fragments. First, the archaeological problems are discussed and the archaeological sites presented. In the second part, separately for Tuscany and Liguria, analytical strategies and methods for the classification of glass-making and working - indicators are presented. Case studies illustrate the analytical strategies used for each production site taken into consideration, the results of which are summarized and discussed.