From Darkness to Light - Marine Byssus and Chiara Vigo
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Art History, European, General Art, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Susanna Lavazza | ISBN: | 9788888805030 |
| Publisher: | Cartabianca Publishing | Publication: | May 8, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Susanna Lavazza |
| ISBN: | 9788888805030 |
| Publisher: | Cartabianca Publishing |
| Publication: | May 8, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
It is a unique story, that of byssus; filaments produced by the largest mollusc in the Mediterranean, and Chiara Vigo, Sardinian from Sant'Antioco (Italy) and last Master left in the world capable of weaving it. Byssus is a precious thread which can neither be bought nor sold; worn by high-priests and kings, as the Bible tells us, since ancient times. An artistic biography that reads like a fairytale, is actually the story of a past that has remained miraculously intact.
It is a unique story, that of byssus; filaments produced by the largest mollusc in the Mediterranean, and Chiara Vigo, Sardinian from Sant'Antioco (Italy) and last Master left in the world capable of weaving it. Byssus is a precious thread which can neither be bought nor sold; worn by high-priests and kings, as the Bible tells us, since ancient times. An artistic biography that reads like a fairytale, is actually the story of a past that has remained miraculously intact.
