Download or read book The First Cathedral written by Mariano Ruiz Guasch and published by Babelcube Inc.. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diego Vázquez, professor of history at the University of Compostela, travels to Cartagena to the funeral of his former friend and thesis tutor Jaime Fuentes. There he meets Sonia, daughter of the deceased, who gives her some books That Fuentes was working with at the time of her death. When he plans to return home, at the train station, Vazquez is caught by a thief, who takes his books, forcing him to file a complaint and stay another day in the city. A second robbery, this time in the late professor's home, will lead Vázquez and Sonia to resume the investigation left unfinished by his father, rebuilding the last week of Jaime Fuentes' life with the help of his personal agenda. The indications and riddles left by the former tutor will lead you to visit different archaeological remains of the city of Cartagena, embarking on an adventure full of mysteries and conspiracies, where you will discover that history is perhaps not as you have been told.
Download or read book Building the Book Cathedral written by David Macaulay and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1999-10-25 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been twenty-six years since the publication of CATHEDRAL. David Macaulay's first book, CATHEDRAL, introduced readers around the world to his unique gift for presenting architecture and technology in simple terms, and for demystifying even the most complex of concepts. CATHEDRAL received a Caldecott Honor Medal and is now considered a classic. BUILDING THE BOOK CATHEDRAL includes the content of CATHEDRAL in its entirety. Here Macaulay traces the evolution of his creative process in "building" that first book, from the initial concept to the finished drawings. He introduces the basic elements of structure and sequence and explains why one angle of a drawing may be better for conveying an idea than another. He describes how perspective, scale, and contrast can be used to connect a reader with concepts, and how placement of a picture on a page can make a difference in the way information is communicated. Building the Book Cathedral provides an opportunity to examine Macaulay's unique problem-solving skills as he looks back over two and a half decades at the book that launched his distinguished career.
Download or read book The Pillars of the Earth written by Ken Follett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-06-29 with total page 1009 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times Bestseller Oprah's Book Club Selection The “extraordinary . . . monumental masterpiece” (Booklist) that changed the course of Ken Follett’s already phenomenal career—and begins where its prequel, The Evening and the Morning, ended. “Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner,” extolled Publishers Weekly on the release of The Pillars of the Earth. A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, the historical epic stunned readers and critics alike with its ambitious scope and gripping humanity. Today, it stands as a testament to Follett’s unassailable command of the written word and to his universal appeal. The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known . . . of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect—a man divided in his soul . . . of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame . . . and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state and brother against brother. A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett’s historical masterpiece.
Download or read book History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Churches of Great Britain written by James S. Storer and published by . This book was released on 1816 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cathedral written by Ben Hopkins and published by Europa Editions. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping story about obsession, mysticism, art, earthly desire, and the construction of a Cathedral in medieval Germany. At the center of this story is the Cathedral. Its design and construction in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in the Rhineland town of Hagenburg unites a vast array of unforgettable characters whose fortunes are inseparable from the shifting political factions and economic interests vying for supremacy. From the bishop to his treasurer to local merchants and lowly stonecutters, everyone, even the town’s Jewish denizens, is implicated and affected by the slow rise of Hagenburg’s Cathedral, which in no way enforces morality or charity. Around this narrative center, Ben Hopkins has constructed his own monumental edifice, a novel that is rich with the vicissitudes of mercantilism, politics, religion, and human enterprise. Fans of Umberto Eco, Hilary Mantel, and Ken Follett will delight at the atmosphere, the beautiful prose, and the vivid characters of Ben Hopkins’s Cathedral. “Cathedral is a brilliantly organized mess of great, great characters. It is fascinating, fun, and gripping to the very end.” —Roddy Doyle, Booker Prize–winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha “A varied cast of hugely engaging characters jostle for status, rising and falling according to the whims of pirates and Popes. An immersive, old-fashioned read that rattles along at a cracking pace.” —Richard Beard, author of Lazarus is Dead and The Day That Went Missing “Six hundred pages sounds long, but this deeply human take on a medieval city and its commerce and aspirations, its violent battles and small intimacies, never feels that way. This sweeping work is as impressive as the cathedral at its center.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review, PW Pick
Download or read book History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Churches of Great Britain St Asaph s Norwich Bangor Wells Exeter York Durham written by James Sargant Storer and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Time Space and Order written by Christian Frost and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2009 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The city of Salisbury was built together with the cathedral in the early part of the thirteenth century, shortly after the Fourth Lateran Council in Rome and the signing of Magna Carta in England. This book describes how the bishop and his chapter took advantage of this extraordinary opportunity. The author argues that the political turmoil which affected the development of Old Sarum was replaced at Salisbury by a sacramental vision superimposing ideas of movement and time over a static, partly geometric order. The most significant occasions used by the clergy to reveal this tension were the Rogation processions around Ascension Day which seem to have left an imprint on the layout of the city. The study goes on to suggest that participation in the processions - inside the cathedral and the city - brought past, present and future together in one experience which linked normal time with the foundation of Salisbury as well as the hope associated with the Second Coming. This observation not only offers new insights into the concerns of urban Christianity in the first half of the thirteenth century but also points to an alternative way of looking at gothic architecture based around movement.
Download or read book The Catholic Encyclopedia written by Charles George Herbermann and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Church Archaeology in Transylvania ca 950 to ca 1450 written by Daniela Marcu-Istrate and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-09-19 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transylvania has some of the most valuable monuments of medieval architecture in Europe: the easternmost churches built in Romanesque style, Cistercian monasteries, Gothic buildings, and fortified churches. This book explores archaeological sources to bring to light the hidden past of these monuments.
Download or read book DK Eyewitness Mexico written by DK Eyewitness and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2017-01-16 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DK Eyewitness Mexico Travel Guide is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide includes photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel guide will help you to discover everything region-by-region; from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus or car. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Mexico effortlessly. DK Eyewitness Mexico Travel Guide - showing you what others only tell you. Winner of the Top Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2017.
Download or read book The Christian Science Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Recollections and Reflections written by Henry Martyn Hart and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Companion to Medieval Pisa written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-04-25 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume comprises a multidisciplinary study of Pisa’s socio-economic, cultural, and political history, art history, and archaeology at the time of the city’s greatest fame and prosperity during the transformative period of the Middle Ages.
Download or read book Historical Memorials of Canterbury written by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Memorials of Canterbury The Landing of Augustine The Murder of Becket Edward the Black Prince Becket s Shrine written by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-18 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Mexico written by Marlena Spieler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-08-02 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly illustrated and fully updated DK Eyewitness guide is the ultimate companion for a truly unforgettable trip to this vivacious country. Mexico is covered in exhaustive detail with cutaways, 3D aerial views and floor plans of all the major sights from the templar Mayor to the streets of Moreila. Whether you are enjoying the idyllic beaches of the Baja Peninsula or admiring the Sumidero Canyon, plans enable you to explore the country in depth, whilst walks, scenic routes and thematic tours will ensure you won’t miss a thing. Sink your teeth into the flavours of Mexico with a huge variety of restaurant listings and sections on local produce and classic dishes. With its abundance of sumptuous photographs, extensive accommodation listings and sights, markets, beaches and festivals listed town by town; the Eyewitness Travel Guide provides everything you need to ensure the perfect trip to Mexico
