wˌaɪl ðə pɹˈɑːsɛs hɐdbɪn nˈoʊn tə ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz ɹˈiːdʒən sˈɪns æntˈɪkwᵻɾi, ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɐbˌaʊt ænd stˈʌdid ɪnðə wˈɛst ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ɪn ˈɪɾəli.
While the process had been known to the Chinese region since antiquity, it was not written about and studied in the west until the 18th century in Italy.