Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta Bead illustrator-Steven Weinberg a new 16-page introduction by

a new 16-page introduction by Christopher Tolkien

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Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta Bead illustrator-Steven Weinberg a new 16-page introduction byMarietta and her family lived on the island of Murano, near Venice, as all glassmakers did in the early Renaissance. Her father, Angelo Barovier, was a true maestro, a master of glass. Marietta longed to create gorgeous glass too, but glass was mens work. One day her father showed her how to shape the scalding hot material into a work of art, and Marietta was mesmerized. Her skills grew and grew. Marietta worked until she created her own unique glass