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Temples of the Grail : the search for the world's greatest relic / by Matthews, John,1948-author.; Knight, Gareth,author.; Albrecht,von Scharfenberg,active 13th centuryJungere TiturelEnglish.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-243) and index.New Paths on the Quest for the Grail. Explore the transformative power of the Grail and discover extraordinary revelations from nearly forgotten Grail texts. Temple of the Grail offers the first English translations of the thirteenth-century Sone de Nansay and the Later Titurel by Albrecht, together with insights from the Letter of Prester John. These texts, along with brilliant commentary by foremost Grail scholars John Matthews and Gareth Knight, provide tantalizing clues into the modern understanding of the Grail quest, shedding important new light on the mysteries of the Grail temple itself, its relationship to the sacred understanding of architecture and symbolism, and its rediscovery in the heart of the Middle East. In addition, Temple of the Grail explores the lineage of the mystical Swan Knights, said to be guardians of the Grail descended from Sone himself. Filled with fascinating perspectives on one of the greatest mysteries of all time, this book is a must-have for Grail aficionados. The interpretations of the Grail temple and the effects of standing before the Grail live at the heart of the mystery. The profound ideas explored in Temple of the Grail open new pathways of engagement with this essential part of our continued spiritual evolution.
Subjects: Albrecht, von Scharfenberg, active 13th century; Sone de Nansay (Roman d'aventures); Grail; Literature, Medieval; Arthurian romances;
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Chasing Chopin : a musical journey across three centuries, four countries, and a half-dozen revolutions / by LaFarge, Annik,author.(CARDINAL)837373;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The Frédéric Chopin Annik LaFarge presents here is not the melancholy, sickly, romantic figure so often portrayed. The artist she discovered is, instead, a purely independent spirit: an innovator who created a new musical language, an autodidact who became a spiritually generous, trailblazing teacher, a stalwart patriot during a time of revolution and exile. In Chasing Chopin she follows in his footsteps during the three years, 1837-1840, when he composed his iconic "Funeral March"-dum dum da dum-using its composition story to illuminate the key themes of his life: a deep attachment to his Polish homeland; his complex relationship with writer George Sand; their harrowing but consequential sojourn on Majorca; the rapidly developing technology of the piano, which enabled his unique tone and voice; social and political revolution in 1830s Paris; friendship with other artists, from the famous Eugène Delacroix to the lesser known, yet notorious in his time, Marquis de Custine. Each of these threads-musical, political, social, personal-is woven through the "Funeral March" in Chopin's Opus 35 sonata, a melody so famous it's known around the world even to people who know nothing about classical music. But it is not, as LaFarge discovered, the piece of music we think we know. As part of her research into Chopin's world, then and now, LaFarge visited piano makers, monuments, churches, and archives; she talked to scholars, jazz musicians, video game makers, software developers, music teachers, theater directors, and of course dozens of pianists. The result is extraordinary: an engrossing, page-turning work of musical discovery and an artful portrayal of a man whose work and life continue to inspire artists and cultural innovators in astonishing ways"--Author's note: Dancing about architecture -- Introduction: Bull's-eye -- In a word, Poland -- Pianopolis -- Teach with love -- Interlude with a vampire -- Toujours travailler Bach -- Pulling out the pickaxe -- Death comes to the funeral march.
Subjects: Biographies.; Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849.; Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849.; Composers; Composers; Piano music;
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Life of Buddha [videorecording] / by Meissonnier, Martin.; ARTE France.(CARDINAL)326939;
Chronicles the story of Prince Siddhartha and his spiritual transformation into the Buddha.MPAA rating: Not rated.DVD, NTSC all zones, widescreen (16/9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Gautama Buddha.; Buddhists;
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What we wish were true : reflections on nurturing life and facing death / by Quinn, Tallu Schuyler,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Profound essays on nurturing life while facing a terminal diagnosis, from the dedicated humanitarian and young mother whose writings The New York Times called "nothing less than a master class in how to be fully human". "I am holding both my hope and my grief together in the same hands. It is a loose hold, looser than I am accustomed to. My love is so much bigger than me." Nonprofit leader and minister Tallu Schuyler Quinn has spent her adult life working to alleviate hunger, systemic inequality, and food waste, first as a volunteer throughout the United States and abroad, and then as the founder of the Nashville Food Project, where she supported the vibrant community work of local food justice in Middle Tennessee. That all changed just after her fortieth birthday, when she was diagnosed with stage IV glioblastoma, an aggressive form of terminal brain cancer. In What We Wish Were True, Quinn achingly grapples with the possibility of leaving behind the husband and children she adores, and what it means to live with a terminal diagnosis and still find meaning. "I think about how my purpose may be the same in death as it continues to be in life-surrendering to the hope that our weaknesses can be made strong, that what is broken can be made whole," she writes. Through gorgeous prose, Quinn masterfully weaves together the themes of life and death by integrating spiritually nourishing stories about family, identity, vocational call, beloved community, God's wide welcome, and living with brain cancer. Taken together, these stunning essays are a piercing reminder to cherish each moment, whether heartbreaking or hilarious, and cast loose other concerns. As a mother, a kindred spirit, and a dear friend, Tallu Schuyler Quinn looks into our eyes with well-earned tears in her own and tells us the bittersweet truth: We are all searching for what has already found us-present and boundless love. This love will deliver us and never let us go."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Quinn, Tallu Schuyler; Conduct of life.; Women clergy; Brain; Women social reformers;
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The house of Erzulie / by Kasai, Kirsten Imani,author.(CARDINAL)495923;
The house of Erzulie tells the eerily intertwined stories of an ill-fated young couple in the 1850s and the troubled historian who discovers their writings in the present day. Emilie St. Ange, the daughter of a Creole slaveowning family in Louisiana, rebels against her parents' values by embracing spiritualism, women's rights, and the abolition of slavery. Isidore, her biracial, French-born husband, is an educated man who is horrified by the brutalities of plantation life and becomes unhinged by an obsessive affair with a notorious New Orleans voodou practitioner. Emilie's and Isidore's letters and journals are interspersed with sections narrated by Lydia Mueller, an architectural historian whose fragile mental health further deteriorates as she reads. Imbued with a sense of the uncanny and the surreal, The house of Erzulie also alludes to the very real horrors of slavery, and makes a significant contribution to the literature of the U.S. South, particularly the tradition of the African-American Gothic novel.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Plantation life; Spiritualism; Vodou; Creoles; Mental illness; Creoles; Enslaved persons; Plantation life;
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Sacred Paris : a guide to the churches, synagogues, and the grand mosque in the City of Light / by Cahill, Susan,author.(CARDINAL)513453; Ranoux, Marion,photographer.(CARDINAL)801991;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the author of Hidden Gardens of Paris and The Streets of Paris comes a beautifully illustrated guide to the history of Paris through its renowned and beloved places of worship. When visiting the City of Light, the spirit of Paris can be felt everywhere. It holds a sacred history that goes beyond words, beyond religion, and its legendary places of worship are truly its crown jewels. Susan Cahill's Sacred Paris is a guide for seasoned Parisian visitors, novices, and armchair travelers to the historic religious sites of the city, from the well-known landmarks to the sacred spots off the beaten track, from the magnificent towers of Notre Dame and the sweeping arches of the Grand Mosque to the serenity of St. Julien le Pauvre. This spiritual tour is interwoven with the artistic and cultural history of Paris from the medieval Crusades through the Resistance of World War II: stand in the basilica of Saint Denis, where Joan of Arc prayed with her soldiers in the Hundred Years War, and gaze at the murals of Saint Sulpice painted by Eugene Delacroix or climb the hill to the Gothic Notre Dame d'Auvers that inspired Vincent van Gogh's beloved works. Organized by the major geographical sections of the city-Ile de la Cite; the Latin Quarter on the Left Bank; Montparnasse; Northern Paris on the Right Bank; the Marais-each chapter is accompanied by Marion Ranoux's beautiful four-color photographs. Also included are lists of "Nearbys": gardens, bistros, librairies, museums, and other points of interest to round out your visit"--
Subjects: Guidebooks.; Buildings; Church buildings; Religious architecture; Synagogues;
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Why God won't go away : brain science and the biology of belief / by Newberg, Andrew B.,1966-(CARDINAL)656110; D'Aquili, Eugene G.,1940-(CARDINAL)772516; Rause, Vince.(CARDINAL)656715; Cummins, Judith.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-216) and index.A photograph of God?: an introduction of the biology of belief -- Brain machinery: the science of perception -- Brain architecture: how the brain makes the mind -- Myth-making: the compulsion to create stories and beliefs -- Ritual: the physical manifestation of meaning -- Mysticism: the biology of transcendence -- The origins of religion: the persistence of a good idea -- Realer than real: the mind in search of absolutes -- Why God won't go away: the metaphor of God and the mythology of science.
Subjects: God; Spirituality; Faith; Psychology, Religious.; Belief and doubt.; Brain.;
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Varieties of visual experience / by Feldman, Edmund Burke,author.(CARDINAL)121326; Harry N. Abrams, Inc.,publisher.(CARDINAL)169817;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-511) and index.Pt. 1. The functions of art -- 1. Personal functions of art -- Art and psychological expression -- Love, sex, and marriage -- Death and morbidity -- Spiritual concern -- Aesthetic expression -- 2. The social functions of art -- Political and ideological expression -- Social description -- Satire -- Graphic communication -- Information design -- 3. The physical functions of art -- Architecture : the dwelling -- Large-scale design : the community -- The crafts and industrial design -- Useful objects made by hand and machinePt. 2. The styles of art -- 4. The style of objective accuracy -- The imitation of appearances -- The artist as detached observer -- The artist as selective eye -- Variations of the style -- Device of objective accuracy -- Modern figurative modes -- 5. The style of formal order -- The transient and the permanent -- Kinds of formal order -- Abstract modes of order -- The appeal of sensuous surfaces -- Conclusion -- 6. The style of emotion -- Romanticism and emotion -- Emotion generated by symbols -- The role of distortion -- Anxiety and despair -- Joy and celebration -- 7. The style of fantasy -- Myth -- Drams and hallucinations -- Mystical transcendence through paint -- Scientific fantasy -- Fantasy and illusionismPt. 3. The structure of art -- 8. The visual elements : grammar -- Line -- Shape -- Light and dark -- Color -- Texture -- 9. Organizing the elements : design -- Unity -- Balance -- Rhythm -- Proportion -- ConclusionPt. 4. The interaction of medium and meaning -- 10. Painting -- The fugitive and the permanent -- Direct and indirect techniques -- Brushwork and emotion -- The human image in traditional painting -- The human image in modern painting -- Frottage, grattage, and decalcomania -- The picture and the wall -- Beyond collage : assemblage, environments, happenings -- Mixed media -- Minimal and color-field painting -- The shaped canvas -- Erotic and obscene art -- Conclusion -- 11. Sculpture -- Modeling, carving, casting, and constructing -- The ancestral couple -- From monolith to open form -- Constructivism -- Couples in modern sculpture -- Sculptural assemblage -- Niches, boxes, and grottoes -- Beyond constructivism : primary structures -- Kinetic sculpture -- Sculpture and the crafts -- Conclusion -- 12. Architecture -- The classic materials -- Design in the urban environment -- Modern materials -- The structural devices -- The architecture of interior space -- Constructors and sculptors -- 13. Photography -- Photography and reality -- Photography and painting -- The amateur with a camera -- Instantaneous seeing -- Photojournalism -- Principle of the frame -- Photography and abstraction -- The photographic slide -- The photographer as artist -- Photographic criticism -- 14. Images in motion : film and television -- The manipulation of space-time -- Film and TV types -- Filmed versus televised imagery -- Films and dreams -- The democracy of film -- The critical appreciation of cinema -- ConclusionPt. 5. The problems of art criticism -- 15. The theory of art criticism -- The tools of art criticism -- Types of art criticism -- Kinds of critical judgment -- Conclusion -- 16. The critical performance -- Description -- Formal analysis -- Interpretation -- Judgment -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Time lines.Feldman investigates the role of art and its purpose in daily life. This edition features more than 800 illustrations, including 221 new color plates, which encompass paintings, drawings, sculpture, architecture, crafts, industrial design, and stills from films and television. Feldman compares images of different eras, styles, and media, and his selection is a blend of the familiar and the rare. He is articulate about the effect of photography on our visual perceptions. ISBN 0-8109-1735-1 : $40.00 (For use only in the library).
Subjects: Art; Composition (Art); Visual perception.;
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Building the great cathedrals [videorecording] by Glassman, Gary.proaus; Sanders, Jay O.,1953-nrt(CARDINAL)340322; Tiffany, Scott.prodrt; ARTE France.(CARDINAL)326939; PBS Distribution (Firm)(CARDINAL)309769; PBS Home Video.(CARDINAL)218235; Providence Pictures, Inc.; Telfrance (Firm); WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)(CARDINAL)154259;
Introduction -- Gothic cathedrals -- Stress lines -- A closer look -- Avoiding collapse -- A spiritual experience -- Divine dimensions.Edited by Rob Tinworth ; music, Ed Tomney ; directors of photography, Mark Daniels ... [et al.].Narrator, Jay O. Sanders.Carved from a hundred million pounds of stone, soaring effortlessly atop a spiderweb of masonry, Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human achievement and artistry. But how did medieval builders reach such spectacular heights? Consuming the labor of entire towns, sometimes taking a hundred years to build, these architectural marvels were crafted from just hand tools and stone. Many now teeter on the brink of catastrophic collapse.Not rated.DVD, NTSC, widescreen, stereo, region 1.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Architecture, Gothic.; Cathedrals; Cathedrals;
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In the Black fantastic / by Eshun, Ekow,author.(CARDINAL)848246; Bourland, Ian,contributor.; Commander, Michelle D.,1978-contributor.(CARDINAL)850040; Elia, Adriano,contributor.(CARDINAL)859701; Martin, Kameelah L.,1978-contributor.(CARDINAL)859809; Rugoff, Ralph,1957-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)290848; Wofford, Tobias,contributor.(CARDINAL)861170; Hayward Gallery,host institution.(CARDINAL)149343; MIT Press,publisher.(CARDINAL)175217;
Includes bibliographical references, filmography, discography, and index.In the Black Fantastic' assembles art and imagery from across the African diaspora that embraces ideas of the mythic and the speculative. It brings to life the forces that shape Afrofuturism - the cultural movement that conjures otherworldly visions out of the everyday of Black experience - and beyond, looking at how speculative fictions in Black art and culture are boldly reimagining perspectives on race, gender, identity and the body in the 21st century. Standing apart from Western narratives of progress and modernity - based as they are on the historical subjugation of people of colour - the book explores how Black artists are drawing inspiration from African-originated myth, knowledge systems and spiritual practices to confound the Western dichotomy between the real and unreal, the natural and the supernatural. With 250 illustrations spanning the spheres of photography, painting, sculpture, cinema, literature and architecture, this book reaches across time, space and art form, drawing together everything from works by leading visual artists such as Kara Walker, Chris Ofili and Lina Iris Viktor to groundbreaking films like Black Panther and Get Out and the radical politics of pan-Africanism.Ekow Eshun is a writer and curator based in London. Formerly Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, he is the author of Black Gold of the Sun and Africa State of Mind.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; African American artists; Afrofuturism; Artists, Black; Arts, Black; Black people in art;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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