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and musical performance throughout the centuries

This new edition pays special attention to the processes and methods of paintings conservation

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Murano Sale Books under the sponsorship of thePoem by Mark Doty Glass from the J. Paul Getty Museum Muranoa recent work by the distinguished American poet Mark Dotyis a contemplative meditation on human mortality and the mystery of artistic creation. Addressed to his late friend, the poet Lynda Hull, the musings are set against the backdrop of Venice and the glassmaker's art, as practiced for centuries on the island of Murano in the Venetian lagoon. This moving poem is illustrated with details of