The creator of the Pimpernel Pattern Wallpaper (fig. 12.1) is __________

This temperamental and egotistical composer, described by one Renaissance writer as the musical equivalent of

Michelangelo, was so talented that he could demand twice the salary of his gifted peers.

a. Palestrina b. Perotinus c. Machaut d. Josquin e. Purcell

Glass that is heated to a molten state and picked up in a small spherical blob at the end of a long metal pipe, then blown into bubbles of various shapes is a technique referred to as

a. forging b. glassblowing c. weaving d. carving e. none of the above