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Treasures of heaven : saints, relics, and devotion in medieval Europe / by Bagnoli, Martina.(CARDINAL)306692; British Museum.(CARDINAL)146015; Cleveland Museum of Art.(CARDINAL)137341; Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, Md.)(CARDINAL)215880;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Reliquaries, Medieval; Christian art and symbolism; Relics; Christian saints;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Treasure hunt : a New York Times reporter tracks the Quedlinburg hoard / by Honan, William H.(William Holmes)(CARDINAL)203417;
Subjects: Art.; Stiftskirche zu Quedlinburg.; Christian art and symbolism; Art, Carolingian; Art, Ottonian; Reliquaries; Art treasures in war.; Pillage; Art thefts; Black market;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The 13th disciple : a spiritual adventure / by Chopra, Deepak,author.(CARDINAL)345115;
"When a solid gold reliquary missing from a church in Belgium suddenly resurfaces in America, a young newspaperman begins to investigate the story. At first, it seems like just another case of a treasure stolen during World War II that has resurfaced. But it soon becomes apparent that much more is at stake. Hidden within the medieval reliquary is a gold box that holds a sacred relic--a single finger bone--from an anonymous saint. Why would the remains of someone unknown to the Church be considered holy? The search for answers leads to a shocking discovery--a dangerous secret known only to a small band of people"--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Jesus Christ; Religious articles; Reliquaries; Secret societies; Visions;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 13
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Set in stone : the face in medieval sculpture / by Little, Charles T.(CARDINAL)186696; Sauerländer, Willibald.(CARDINAL)187438; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)(CARDINAL)147619;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Face in art; Head in art; Sculpture, Medieval;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The 13th disciple [sound recording] : a spiritual adventure / by Chopra, Deepak,author,narrator.(CARDINAL)345115;
Read by the author."When a solid gold reliquary missing from a church in Belgium suddenly resurfaces in America, a young newspaperman begins to investigate the story. At first, it seems like just another case of a treasure stolen during World War II that has resurfaced. But it soon becomes apparent that much more is at stake. Hidden within the medieval reliquary is a gold box that holds a sacred relic--a single finger bone--from an anonymous saint. Why would the remains of someone unknown to the Church be considered holy? The search for answers leads to a shocking discovery--a dangerous secret known only to a small band of people. If one touches the reliquary, a sacred vision is received--a vision involving a young girl who had a chance encounter with Jesus just before he was crucified. The few people who have been blessed with these miraculous messages have banded together into a mysterious school, a closed society that preserves this venerated wisdom. But their knowledge of the young girl and Jesus is at once so fascinating yet so highly controversial that it cannot be shared with the world. This young girl, curious about the charismatic man named Jesus, embarks on a quest to find out who he really was. What she finds--the knowledge the society protects--is at times far different from the accepted gospels. Could this unknown girl be the 13th Disciple--the last and truest apostle of Christ?" --
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Secret societies; Jesus Christ;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Holy bones, holy dust : how relics shaped the history of Medieval Europe / by Freeman, Charles,1947-(CARDINAL)292067;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-296) and index.Prologue: the making of a martyr -- How the Christian relic emerged -- The incorruptible flesh of the martyrs -- Creating a Christian landscape -- The battle for acceptance -- The view from Byzantium -- Bishops, magic and relics in the post-Roman world -- 'A barbarous, fierce and unbelieving nation' -- The great consolidator -- Hope and desperation in a disordered world -- Cults and the rise of anti-semitism -- Fervent Christian pilgrims -- 'The eyes are fed with gold-bedecked reliquaries' -- Looting the East -- Louis IX and the Sainte-Chapelle -- Sacred flesh between death and resurrection -- 'Christ's recruits ... fight back' -- Protectors of il Popolo -- The Virgin Mary and the penitent whore -- The wondrous blood of Christ -- Rescuers and devils -- 'Of far-off saints, hallowed in sundry lands' -- 'dead images that ... may not ... help any man of any disease' -- Protestantism and the new iconoclasm -- Intimations of reality -- Reasserting the miraculous -- Within the community of the supernatural.Relics were everywhere in medieval society. Saintly morsels such as bones, hair, teeth, blood, milk, and clothes, and items like the Crown of Thorns were thought to bring the believer closer to the saint, who might intercede with God on his or her behalf. This book presents an illustrated exploration of 1000 years of holy relics across Europe.
Subjects: Relics; Christian saints;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The wandering arm / by Newman, Sharan.(CARDINAL)514727;
"As a former novitiate in the Order of the Paraclete, Catherine LeVendeur has had more than her share of adventures. In fact, intrigue-and murder-seem to dog her path. Catherine chose love over churchly devotion by falling in love with her Saxon nobleman, Edgar, and her family earnestly hoped that married life would settle this most headstrong and unusual woman. But heaven has a way of playing with mortals. The mummified arm of St. Aldhelm is stolen for the Salisbury Cathedral in England and Edgar is approached to help find the Anglo-Saxon relic and bring it safely home. Suspicion is cast upon the Jewish community and the Christian authorities are anxious to find a scapegoat. The fragile detente between the Christians and Jews of Paris threatens to collapse and Catherine and Edgar must race to find the lost reliquary to save the honor-and lives-of those they love."--Book cover.
Subjects: Fiction.; LeVendeur, Catherine (Fictitious character); Women detectives;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Quest for the holy grail : the ultimate quest from the age of Arthurian legend / by Ashley, Michael.(CARDINAL)708807;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction, the Holy Grail / Mike Ashley -- The magic bowl / Peter Tremayne -- Maidens of the Grael / Peter Valentine Timlett -- The story of Peredur / Lady Charlotte Guest -- Hunt of the hart royal / Cherith Baldry -- The castles of testing -- The legend of Sir Dinar / Arthur Quiller-Couch -- Galahad's lady / Phyllis Ann Karr -- Shrouded in mist / Lawrence Schimel & Mark A. Garland -- The unwanted Grail / Darrell Schweitzer -- The figure in darkness / Ken Alden -- The treasures of Britain / Heather Rose Jones -- Honour before glory / Steve Lockley -- The kingdoms of the air / Tanith Lee -- The secret history / Peter T. Garratt -- An idyll of the Grail / Phyllis Ann Karr -- Launcelot's Grail -- Peter Valentine Timlett -- Reliquary / F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre -- Peronnik the fool / George Moore -- The last rainbow / Parke Godwin -- The lost romance / Brian Stableford -- The great return / Arthur Machen.
Subjects: Arthurian romances.; Grail.; Literature, Medieval.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Holy Grail : the legend, the history, the evidence / by Griffin, Justin.(CARDINAL)666204;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-154) and index.Griffin's curiosity about the mysterious bowl grew out of his interest in Arthurian and other medieval legends, and was sparked by a document on its possible history. He works in an academic library (U. of Tennessee) but soon exhausted the resources there, and turned to the Internet which proved as abundant in information as the Grail is said to be in grace. He discusses the legend, historical aspects behind it, and the legitimacy of claims by several contenders. In the grand tradition, of course, he posits a new theory.
Subjects: Jesus Christ; Grail; Grail.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A history of the world in 100 objects / by MacGregor, Neil,1946-(CARDINAL)267162; BBC Radio 4.(CARDINAL)307686; British Museum.(CARDINAL)146015;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 671-678) and index.pt. 1. Making us human: 2,000,000-9000 BC : Mummy of Hornedjitef ; Olduvai stone chopping tool ; Olduvai handaxe ; Swimming reindeer ; Clovis spear point -- pt. 2. After the Ice Age: food and sex: 9000-3500 BC : Bird-shaped pestle ; Ain Sakhri lovers figurine ; Egyptian clay model of cattle ; Maya maize god statue ; Jomon pot -- pt. 3. The first cities and states: 4000-2000 BC : King Den's sandal label ; Standard of Ur ; Indus seal ; Jade axe ; Early writing tablet -- pt. 4. The beginnings of science and literature: 2000-700 BC : Flood tablet ; Rhind mathematical papyrus ; Minoan bull-leaper ; Mold gold cape ; Statue of Ramesses II -- pt. 5. Old world, new powers: 1100-300 BC : Lachish reliefs ; Sphinx of Taharqo ; Chinese Zhou ritual vessel ; Paracas textile ; Gold coin of Croesus -- pt. 6. The world in the age of Confucius: 500-300 BC : Oxus chariot model ; Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith ; Basse-Yutz flagons ; Olmec stone mask ; Chinese bronze bell -- pt. 7. Empire builders: 300 BC-AD 10 : Coin with head of Alexander ; Pillar of Ashoka ; Rosetta stone ; Chinese Han lacquer cup ; Head of Augustus -- pt. 8. Ancient pleasures, modern spice: AD 1-500 : Warren cup ; North American otter pipe ; Ceremonial ballgame belt ; Admonitions scroll ; Hoxne pepper pot -- pt. 9. The rise of world faiths: AD 100-600 : Seated Buddha from Gandhara ; Gold coins of Kumaragupta I ; Plate showing Shapur II ; Hinton St. Mary mosaic ; Arabian bronze hand -- pt. 10. The silk road and beyond: AD 400-800 : Gold coins of Abd al-Malik ; Sutton Hoo helmet ; Moche warrior pot ; Korean roof tile ; Silk princess painting --pt. 11. Inside the palace: secrets at court: AD 700-900 : Maya relief of royal blood-letting ; Harem wall-painting fragments ; Lothair crystal ; Statue of Tara ; Chinese Tang tomb figures -- pt. 12. Pilgrims, raiders and traders: AD 800-1300 : Vale of York hoard ; Hedwig beaker ; Japanese bronze mirror ; Borobudur Buddha head ; Kilwa pot sherds -- pt. 13. Status symbols: AD 1100-1500 : The Lewis chessmen ; Hebrew astrolabe ; Ife head ; The David vases ; Taino ritual seat -- pt. 14. Meeting the gods: AD 1200-1500 : Holy Thorn Reliquary ; Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy ; Shiva and Parvati sculpture ; Sculpture of Huastec goddess ; Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island statue -- pt. 15. The threshold of the modern world: AD 1375-1550 : Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent ; Ming banknote ; Inca gold llama ; Jake dragon cup ; Dürer's Rhinoceros -- pt. 16. The first global economy: AD 1450-1650 : Mechanical galleon ; Benin plaque: the Oba with Europeans ; Double-headed serpent ; Kakiemon elephants ; Pieces of eight -- pt. 17. Tolerance and intolerance: AD 1550-1700 : Shi'a religious parade standard ; Miniature of a Mughal prince ; Shadow puppet of Bima ; Mexican codex map ; Reformation centenary broadsheet -- pt. 18. Exploration, exploitation and enlightenment: AD 1680-1820 : Akan drum ; Hawaiian feather helmet ; North American buckskin map ; Australian bark shield ; Jade Bi -- pt. 19. Mass production, mass persuasion: AD 1780-1914 : Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle ; Early Victorian tea set ; Hokusai's The Great Wave ; Sudanese slit drum ; Suffragette-defaced penny -- pt. 20. The world of our making: AD 1914-2010 : Russian revolutionary plate ; Hockney's In the Dull Village ; Throne of weapons ; Credit card ; Solar-powered lamp and charger.
Subjects: Antiquities, Prehistoric.; Archaeology, Medieval.; Ceremonial objects.; Classical antiquities.; Material culture.;
Available copies: 26 / Total copies: 30
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