{"product_id":"a-thousand-glass-flowers-marietta-barovier-and-the-invention-of-the-rosetta-bead-9781534410343","title":"A Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta Bead","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis gorgeous and empowering picture book from award-winning author-illustrator Evan Turk paints the portrait of Marietta Barovier, the groundbreaking Renaissance artisan who helped shape the future of Venetian glassmaking.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarietta 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 \u003ci\u003emaestro\u003c\/i\u003e, a master of glass. Marietta longed to create gorgeous glass too, but glass was men's work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarietta worked until she created her own unique glass bead: the rosetta. Small but precious, the beautiful beads grew popular around the world and became as valuable as gold. The young girl who was once told she could not create art was now the woman who would leave her mark on glasswork for centuries to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534410343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 11.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Evan Turk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36657474863260,"sku":"9781534410343","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4bc25904-6880-459c-83d3-806beb11be87.jpg?v=1603890697","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-thousand-glass-flowers-marietta-barovier-and-the-invention-of-the-rosetta-bead-9781534410343","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}