The Black Monastery

Author : Stav Sherez
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780571252176

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The Black Monastery by Stav Sherez Pdf

People used to come to the small Greek island of Palassos for the historic ruins. Now they come to take drugs and party all night. But the horrific ritual murder of a boy in the grounds of an old monastery brings back memories of two similar deaths in the mid-1970s, and of a mysterious cult who once dwelt in the island's interior, memories the island has tried hard to forget. As Nikos, the police chief who has been persuaded back to his home island for the final years of his career, begins his investigation, two Brits arrive on the island: the bestselling crime writer Kitty Carson, on a break from the pressures of work and her strained marriage, and Jason, an aspiring writer with a secret of his own. When a second body is discovered - further endangering the island's lucrative tourist trade - these three characters are thrown together, as the gruesome secrets of the past begin to emerge. Brilliantly paced, and featuring a memorable cast of characters, The Black Monastery is a blistering portrait of paradise gone wrong.

Author : Aladár Kuncz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : UOM:39015063971439

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Black Monastery by Aladár Kuncz Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1622835131

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The Black Monastery - Swords & Wizardry by Anonim Pdf

The Black Monastery is a classic style adventure module for parties of five to seven characters of seventh to tenth level, with the average player character being ninth level. The adventure includes maps and descriptions for the monastery's main level, two towers, and three dungeon levels. A party of very foolish adventurers might not survive long depending on their choices. They might not even survive the first encounter. For Swords & Wizardry

Author : Sir Walter Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Scotland
ISBN : OCLC:49093574

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The Monastery by Sir Walter Scott Pdf

Author : Peter George Mode
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Black Death
ISBN : NWU:35556036920064

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The Influence of the Black Death on the English Monasteries by Peter George Mode Pdf

Author : William Sidney Gibson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1847
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V001481820

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The history of the monastery founded at Tynemouth ... by William Sidney Gibson Pdf

Author : William Sidney Gibson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1847
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0024023547

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The History of the Monastery Founded at Tynemouth, in the Diocese of Durham by William Sidney Gibson Pdf

Author : William Sidney Gibson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1846
Category : Monasteries
ISBN : YALE:39002002902667

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The History of the Monastery Founded at Tynemouth, in the Diocese of Durham, to the Honour of God, Under the Invocation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and S. Oswin, King and Martyr by William Sidney Gibson Pdf

Author : Mrs. Molesworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Children
ISBN : OXFORD:590688999

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Stories of the Saints for Children. The Black Letter Saints by Mrs. Molesworth Pdf

Author : David Bindman,Henry Louis Gates (Jr.),Karen C. C. Dalton
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Art and race
ISBN : 0674052587

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The Image of the Black in Western Art by David Bindman,Henry Louis Gates (Jr.),Karen C. C. Dalton Pdf

"A pioneering work in the field of art history, The Image of the Black in Western Art is a comprehensive series of ten books which offers a lavishly illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent from antiquity to the present. Each book includes a series of essays by some of the most distinguished names in art history. Ranging from images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands almost 3,500 years ago to the works of the great masters of European and American art such as Bosch, Dürer, Mantegna, Rembrandt, Rubens, Watteau, Hogarth, Copley, and Goya to stunning new media creations by contemporary black artists, these books are generously illustrated with beautiful, moving, and often little-known images of black people. Black figures-queens and slaves, saints and soldiers, priests and prisoners, dancers and athletes, children and gods-are central to the visual imagination of Western civilization. Written in accessible language, the extensive and insightful commentaries on the illustrations by distinguished art historians make this series invaluable for the general reader and the specialist alike."--Résumé de l'éditeur.

Author : Peter Ginn,Ruth Goodman
Publisher : Random House
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781448141722

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Tudor Monastery Farm by Peter Ginn,Ruth Goodman Pdf

Ruth Goodman and Peter Ginn have become familiar faces on BBC2 after their hugely popular and immersive time-travelling experiments, Victorian, Edwardian and Wartime Farm. But for their fourth series, and our accompanying book, they have joined forces with Tom Pinfold to take on their biggest challenge yet: going back to Tudor England to endure the harsh realities of working for an Abbey Farm. Peter, Ruth and Tom are trained historians, driven by new research and discovery. They are passionate about bringing period details to life, and they do that for us by comprehensively inhabiting the era for months, using only materials, tools and technology available at the time, to earn their living, celebrate their holidays, clothe and feed themselves and their families. Follow them as they discover how to build a pigsty, brew their own ale, forge their own machinery and keep a Tudor household. Scrupulously researched, totally authentic and with its own contemporary narrative playing out within an accurate reconstruction of Tudor England, this is a fantastic glimpse into history, as it was lived. This is set to be Peter, Ruth and Tom’s most ambitious historical assignment yet.

Author : Daniel H. Shubin
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2001-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781462837687

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Monastery Prisons by Daniel H. Shubin Pdf

Little is known regarding prisons located inside Russian Orthodox Monasteries for the incarceration of religious dissenters and sectarians, political activists and criminals. This book focuses on the history of such a prison system and the lives and convictions of the inmates subject to incarceration by Imperial Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church. The period covered begins 1441, with the arrival of Isidore, the metropolitan of Moscow, to the Moscow Chudov (Miracles) Monastery for incarceration, and ends 1905, when the final inmates were released from the Suzdal Spasso-Evfimiev Monastery, coincident with the edict of religious toleration of Tsar Nicholas II. Likewise included are the women incarcerated in convents over the same period. This is a part of history that is unknown to the non-Russian speaking world and which the author hopes to unveil. With 11 photographs.

Author : Henry W. Wolff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Black Forest (Germany)
ISBN : UCAL:$B289704

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Rambles in the Black Forest by Henry W. Wolff Pdf

Author : Stephen Hebron
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752491691

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Life in a Monastery by Stephen Hebron Pdf

This Pitkin guide uncovers the fascinating lives of medieval monks in Britain. The golden age of the monastery in Britain was between the Norman Conquest (1066) and the dissolution of the monasteries (1536-40). The monks were secluded in the great monasteries, freed from the temptations and distractions of the fallen world and governed by the triple vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Yet they contributed to the societies of their time to such an extent that they can be proclaimed pillars of the medieval economy. This guide explores how this happened, and how the daily lives of the monks influenced great social and political changes across the country. Look out for more Pitkin Guides on the very best of British history, heritage and travel, particularly the other books in the 'Life in' series: Medieval England, Tudor England, Stuart England, Georgian England and Victorian Britain.

Author : Nalini Rao
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781793622389

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The Hindu Monastery in South India by Nalini Rao Pdf

Drawing on both textual and archaeological evidence, this study offers an integrated approach to scholarly debates on monasteries and guru relics in South India between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. This study analyzes the role of the guru in the development of Hindu monastic orders, from centers of education to institutions of traditional authority. Focusing on the complex socio-religious context of the whole-body icon, the author analyzes the relic as a nexus of contradictions surrounding sacredness and death.