Venetia Author Forename:Roberto Bill sets out to uncover

Bill sets out to uncover the facts around Dowles' conviction

perhaps legends

learning and art

and tensions are running high amongst the feuding cast of 'Leopard Spots'

whose family loyalty is matched only by his patriotic fervour

Venetia Author Forename:Roberto Bill sets out to uncoverIn the 12th century AD, Venice is little more than an agglomeration of small islands: the magnificent city is yet to be born. Here, in this northern backwater, a group of artisans have proven themselves to be unrivalled in an art form that produces works of such astounding beauty that many consider it mystical in nature and think its practitioners possessed of otherworldly gifts: glassmaking. Presciently aware of the power they wield and the role they