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Currently rising from the ashes, Notre-Dame cathedral's restoration is shown in this beautiful book, a genuine ode to a monument rich in symbolism and secrets.
This is the first major study to comprehensively analyze the art and architecture of the archdiocese of Bari and Canosa during the Byzantine period and the upheaval of the Norman conquest. The book places Bari and Canosa in a Mediterranean context, arguing that international connections with the eastern Mediterranean were a continuous thread that shaped art and architecture throughout the Byzantine and Norman eras. Clare Vernon has examined a wide variety of media, including architecture, sculpture, metalwork, manuscripts, epigraphy and luxury portable objects, as well as patronage, to illustrate how cross-cultural encounters, the first crusade, slavery and continuities and disruptions in the relationship with Constantinople, shaped the visual culture of the archdiocese. From Byzantine to Norman Italy will appeal to students and scholars of Byzantine art, the medieval Mediterranean and the Italo-Norman world.
Kat is ecstatic with her new secretary job at the mayor's office!The mayor's son has just returned to town after years in the 'big Apple'. Everyone knows his dad but can barely remember him.Terry is back in town and for the first time is enjoying the anonymity. He dramatically runs into Kat, who tosses her drink at and publicly insults him.Terry is the mayor's son and Kats new boss, unbeknownst to her. It's an awkward start.Things get worse when it becomes clear that someone is trying to kill Terry. Kat gets dragged further into the messy world of power and politics.Terry has been through heart break before Will he learn to move on and overcome his fears?Can he ever open his heart to love?
Hailey just found out her life is about to be cut short by Cancer!!! She's off to a health and wellness resort, to enjoy her last few months on this earth.She has lost all desire to fight her illness and live on. Jim is both handsome and a risk-taker. He is strong, hopeful, and with a zest for life.That fact thoroughly annoys Hailey as it lightens her morbid thoughts. Jim can't get enough of Hailey and yet he's holding back.A secret of his own, perhaps? Jim's illness threatens to leave you paralyzed!Though originally trying to end his life early, his plans have now changed. He has a new desire to live.Can they heal each other? Hailey's friend Valarie just received a note from the very man who had abused her for years. She thought she had escaped him!Does he want her back or is he about to 'finish' her off?
Tales of the Mistress travels with Epi Gerroux as she flees her bread terrace in 16th Century France to escape prosecution by the Bread Guild who charged her with the murder of Antaia Gerroux, her mother, who was the leader of the Guild's enemy, and keeper of the underground agrarian cult, Psomi. When Epi's search for her mother leads her further into Guild conflicts, she finds her mother's hidden world of Psomi's Mistresses. The long physical journey across Languedoc and the Mediterranean pushes her to also face and grow from challenges, relationships and consequences resulting from family betrayals and not only survive, but heal, and find the strength to discard the persona of the young boy, Epi, she has been hiding as, and return to her true identity as Antaia's daughter.
Can one girl save a nation?With Japan's future in the balance, Risuko may recover the Kano clan's honor - or she may destroy it foreverLord Takeda has sent Risuko, Emi, and Toumi on a mission to the capital. The road is dangerous. The destination is treacherous. Risuko - the girl who just likes to climb - must make a choice that will have repercussions not only for Risuko's life and those of her friends, but possibly for all of Japan.In this thrilling third book in the Seasons of the Sword, she encounters old friends, new enemies, and a strange boy from a far-off land called Portugal. Through raging battles and deadly court intrigue, Risuko must follow a path narrower and less stable than any pine branch. And the consequences should she fail are sharp and hard as rocks below.The red-and-white disguise of the kunoichi awaits.Is Risuko ready?Seasons of the Sword:Risuko (Winter)Bright Eyes (Spring)Kano (Summer - coming April, 2024!)Autumn - coming soon!(Young adult historical adventure; Japanese Civil War)
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