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Book Saint Bruno

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andre Ravier
  • Publisher : Gracewing
  • Release : 2017
  • ISBN : 9780852449240
  • Pages : 198 pages

Download or read book Saint Bruno written by Andre Ravier and published by Gracewing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St Bruno is revered as the Founder of the Carthusian Order in the 11th century. While the model for the men and women whom God calls to the Carthusian ideal, all Christians can receive inspiration from Bruno. He reflects the contemplative life in its original purity. This classic biography provides a perfect introduction to his life and charism.

Book The Miracle at St  Bruno s

Download or read book The Miracle at St Bruno s written by Philippa Carr and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 815 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in Philippa Carr’s celebrated Daughters of England series is at once a love story, a mystery, and an epic historical saga set during the tumultuous reign of Henry VIII Damask Farland, named after a rose, is captivated by the mysterious orphan Bruno. Discovered upon the abbey altar on Christmas morning, then raised by monks, Bruno becomes the great man whom Damask grows to love—only to be shattered by his cruel betrayal. This dramatic coming-of-age novel is set in sixteenth-century England, during the chaotic years when Henry VIII stunned the royal court by setting his sights on Anne Boleyn. It’s also the tale of a man whom many believed to be a holy prophet . . . until a shocking truth is unearthed in the shadows of a centuries-old abbey.

Book Early Carthusian Writings

Download or read book Early Carthusian Writings written by Saint Bruno and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of key texts from early Carthusian writing in the IIth and 12th Centuries. St Bruno: Letter to his Carthusian sons at the Chartreuse, The Letter to Raoul le Verd, Profession of Faith. Bl. Guigo, fifth prior of the Grande Chartreuse: Letter on the solitary life. Guigo II, ninth prior of the Grande Chartreuse: The scale of the cloister. Other books of classic Carthusian spirituality published by Gracewing include The Call of Silent Love, Interior Prayer, The Prayer of Love and Silence, They Speak by Silences, The Way of Silent Love and The Wound of Love.

Book The Miracle at St  Bruno s

Download or read book The Miracle at St Bruno s written by Philippa Carr and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Jean Antoine Houdon

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anne L. Poulet
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2003-07-15
  • ISBN : 9780226676470
  • Pages : 392 pages

Download or read book Jean Antoine Houdon written by Anne L. Poulet and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2003-07-15 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1826) has long been recognized as the greatest European portrait sculptor of the late eighteenth century, flourishing during both the American and French Revolutions as well as during the Directoire and Empire in France. Whether sculpting a head of state, an intellectual, or a young child, Houdon had an uncanny ability to capture the essence of his subject with a characteristic pose or expression. Yet until now, Houdon's exquisite sculptures have never been the subject of a major exhibition. This lavish exhibition catalogue will immediately take its rightful place as the definitive work on Houdon. With more than one hundred color plates and two hundred black and white halftones, Jean-Antoine Houdon: Sculptor of the Enlightenment illustrates every stage of the sculptor's fascinating career, from his early portrayals of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to his stunning portraits of American patriots such as George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, John Paul Jones, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. Indeed the images we hold dear of legendary Enlightenment figures like Diderot, Rousseau, d'Alembert, and Voltaire are based on works by Houdon. More than mere representations, these sculptures provide us fascinating, intimate glimpses into the very core of who these figures were. Houdon's genius animated even his less illustrious subjects, like his portraits of his family and friends, and filled his sculptures of children with delicacy and freshness. Accompanying the images of Houdon's masterworks are four insightful essays that discuss Houdon's views on art (based in part on a newly discovered manuscript written by the artist) as well as his prominence in the highly varied cultures of eighteenth-century France, Germany, and Russia. From aristocrats to revolutionaries, actors to philosophers, Houdon's amazingly vivid portraits constitute the visual record of the Enlightenment and capture the true spirit of a remarkable age. Jean-Antoine Houdon finally gives these gorgeous works their due.

Book The Lives of the Fathers  Martyrs  and Other Principal Saints

Download or read book The Lives of the Fathers Martyrs and Other Principal Saints written by Alban Butler and published by . This book was released on 1814 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Ethics of Ornament in Early Modern Naples

Download or read book The Ethics of Ornament in Early Modern Naples written by J.Nicholas Napoli and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Carthusian monks at San Martino began a series of decorative campaigns in the 1580s that continued until 1757, transforming the church of their monastery, the Certosa di San Martino, into a jewel of marble revetment, painting, and sculpture. The aesthetics of the church generate a jarring moral conflict: few religious orders honored the ideals of poverty and simplicity so ardently yet decorated so sumptuously. In this study, Nick Napoli explores the terms of this conflict and of how it sought resolution amidst the social and economic realities and the political and religious culture of early modern Naples. Napoli mines the documentary record of the decorative campaigns at San Martino, revealing the rich testimony it provides relating to both the monks? and the artists? expectations of how practice and payment should transpire. From these documents, the author delivers insight into the ethical and economic foundations of artistic practice in early modern Naples. The first English-language study of a key monument in Naples and the first to situate the complex within the cultural history of the city, The Ethics of Ornament in Early Modern Naples sheds new light on the Neapolitan baroque, industries of art in the age before capitalism, and the relation of art, architecture, and ornament.

Book Saints and Feast Days

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sisters of Notre Dame of Chardon Ohio
  • Publisher : Loyola Press
  • Release : 1985
  • ISBN : 9780829405057
  • Pages : 196 pages

Download or read book Saints and Feast Days written by Sisters of Notre Dame of Chardon Ohio and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of suggested activities are provided in this book for various saints on their feast days.

Book Galerie Du Mus  e de France

Download or read book Galerie Du Mus e de France written by and published by . This book was released on 1815 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Above Beyond

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  • Author : J.A. Landry
  • Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
  • Release : 2015-06-12
  • ISBN : 1499085737
  • Pages : 313 pages

Download or read book Above Beyond written by J.A. Landry and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-06-12 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Above Beyond delivers a unique take on the age-old good against evil theme in a very refreshing, surprisingly uncommon, and perhaps controversial way. As the Fallen One uses children as pawns to convert and control perniciousness, the heavenly bodies step in for the first time in 2015 years to interrupt the evil process. Both the angel of evil and God of holiness recruit and show the way. The fray and the sub-plots are stunning, and read as no story ever told or read before. Biblical verse and passage is sensitive and sensible in presentation and prop-up the profound novel throughout.

Book Bruno  Chief of Police

    Book Details:
  • Author : Martin Walker
  • Publisher : Vintage
  • Release : 2009-03-24
  • ISBN : 0307271463
  • Pages : 234 pages

Download or read book Bruno Chief of Police written by Martin Walker and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2009-03-24 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police Bruno. Meet Benoît Courrèges, aka Bruno, a policeman in a small village in the South of France. He’s a former soldier who has embraced the pleasures and slow rhythms of country life. He has a gun but never wears it; he has the power to arrest but never uses it. But then the murder of an elderly North African who fought in the French army changes all that. Now Bruno must balance his beloved routines—living in his restored shepherd’s cottage, shopping at the local market, drinking wine, strolling the countryside—with a politically delicate investigation. He’s paired with a young policewoman from Paris and the two suspect anti-immigrant militants. As they learn more about the dead man’s past, Bruno’s suspicions turn toward a more complex motive. "Enjoyable.... Martin Walker plots with the same finesse with which Bruno can whip up a truffle omelette, and both have a clear appreciation for a life tied to the land." —The Christian Science Monitor "A nice literary pairing with the slow-food movement.... [It is] lovely...to linger at the table." —Entertainment Weekly "A wonderfully crafted novel as satisfying as a French pastry but with none of the guilt or calories." —Tuscon Citizen's Journal

Book The J  Paul Getty Museum Journal

    Book Details:
  • Author : The J. Paul Getty Museum
  • Publisher : Getty Publications
  • Release : 1993-01-28
  • ISBN : 0892362081
  • Pages : 190 pages

Download or read book The J Paul Getty Museum Journal written by The J. Paul Getty Museum and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1993-01-28 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal has been published annually since 1974. It contains scholarly articles and shorter notes pertaining to objects in the Museum’s seven curatorial departments: Antiquities, Manuscripts, Paintings, Drawings, Decorative Arts, Sculpture and Works of Art, and Photographs. The Journal also contains an illustrated checklist of the Museum’s acquisitions for the previous year, a staff listing, and a statement by the Museum’s Director outlining the year’s most important activities. Volume 19 of the J. Paul Getty Museum Journal includes articles by Nicholas Penny, Ariane van Suchtelen, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann and Virginia Roehrig Kaufmann, Frits Scholten, David Harris Cohen, and Dawson W. Carr.

Book California Place Names

    Book Details:
  • Author : Erwin G. Gudde
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN : 0520266196
  • Pages : 496 pages

Download or read book California Place Names written by Erwin G. Gudde and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anniversary edition concentrates on the origins of the names currently used for the cities, towns, settlements, mountains, and streams of California, with engrossing accounts of the history of their usage. The dictionary includes a glossary and a bibliography.

Book British Museum Catalogue of printed Books

Download or read book British Museum Catalogue of printed Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Lives and Legends of the English Bishops and Kings

Download or read book Lives and Legends of the English Bishops and Kings written by N. D'Anvers and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: