Flora ad infinitum: Blühende Perlenkunst in Venedig und der Welt / Fiori di perline a Venezia e nel mondo (zweisprachig/bilingue) (German Edition) - Hardcover

Levi, Georg Ragnar

 
9783422985469: Flora ad infinitum: Blühende Perlenkunst in Venedig und der Welt / Fiori di perline a Venezia e nel mondo (zweisprachig/bilingue) (German Edition)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3422985468 ISBN 13: 9783422985469
Publisher: Deutscher Kunstverlag (DKV), 2021

Synopsis

Bi-lingual edition German - Italian

Glimmering glass beads can be threaded onto thin wire and shaped into flowers - a historical handcraft based in Venice and its famous Murano glass. In this lavishly illustrated book, Georg Ragnar Levi tells the fascinating story of how beaded flowers came to be loved and despised - and 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.

The author 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 families in Europe and made the glassworks of Murano and Bohemia prosper.

Bilingual edition German / Italian

Editione bilingue – Tedesco/Italiano

Quella dei fiori di perline è un’arte antica e straordinaria, di origine veneziana; una manualità che pareva perduta, ma che sopravvive nel tempo. Le fioriture perenni sono realizzate con minute perline di vetro di Murano e boeme, montate su un finissimo filo di ferro.

Le recensioni definiscono il volume riccamente illustrato di Georg Ragnar Levi "una rivelazione". L’autore conduce con naturalezza il lettore attraverso la storia, le tecniche, i materiali e i racconti personali che accompagnano le creazioni floreali.

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About the Authors

Georg Ragnar Levi, Publizist und Sammler, Stockholm; Fotografien von Edvard Koinberg.

Georg Ragnar Levi, author, science journalist and collector; images by Edvard Koinberg.

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Publisher
Deutscher Kunstverlag (DKV)
Publication date
2021
Language
German
ISBN 10 
3422985468
ISBN 13 
9783422985469
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
216