Flora ad infinitum : bead craft from France and Venice to the world = l'artisanat des perles : Francais, Vénitien et universel /

Flora ad infinitum : bead craft from France and Venice to the world = l'artisanat des perles : Francais, Vénitien et universel /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Levi, Georg Ragnar, author.
Edition:	Revised second edition in English.
Imprint:	Berlin : Deutscher Kunstverlag, [2023]
Description:	214 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 23 x 25 cm
Language:	English French
Subject:	Glass beads -- Italy -- Murano -- History. Glass beads -- Italy -- Venice -- History. Glass beads -- France -- History. Glass flowers -- France -- History. Glass flowers -- Italy -- Murano -- History. Glass beads Glass flowers France Italy -- Murano Italy -- Venice History
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13387462

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Other uniform titles:	Levi, Georg Ragnar. Flora ad infinitum. English. Levi, Georg Ragnar. Flora ad infinitum. French.
ISBN:	9783422801516 3422801510
Notes:	Originally published in German and Italian. Includes bibliographical references. Text in English and French.
Summary:	Glimmering glass beads can be threaded onto thin wire and shaped into flowers - a historical handicraft, rooted in Venice and its famous Murano glass. In this lavishly illustrated book, author and collector Georg Ragnar Levi tells the fascinating story how beaded flowers came to be loved and despised - at one point in history even banned. So-called French beaded flowers were created in homes, convents, prisons and workshops, and were used for ornamental and symbolic purposes at baptisms, weddings, and funerals. Dr. Levi guides us through the history, techniques, materials, and personal stories behind the craft, showing how the demand for wreaths and bouquets in the early 1900s became the bread and butter of many European families, and made the glassworks of Murano and Bohemia prosper.

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Call Number:	f NK5440.B34L4813 2023
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