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Author | : Rachael King |
Publisher | : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2010-05-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1869792904 |
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A gripping and powerful novel from the author of best-selling The Sound of Butterflies. "There were two rumours surrounding my great-great-grandfather Henry Summers: one, that his cabinet of curiosities drove him mad; and, two, that he murdered his first wife." Rosemary Summers is an amateur taxidermist and a passionate collector of tattoos. To her, both activities honour the deceased and keep their memory alive. After the death of her beloved grandfather, and while struggling to finish her thesis on gothic Victorian novels, she returns alone to Magpie Hall to claim her inheritance: Grandpa's own taxidermy collection, started more than 100 years ago by their ancestor Henry Summers. As Rosemary sorts through Henry's legacy, the ghosts of her family's past begin to make their presence known.
Author | : Richard Ainsworth |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 618 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Accrington (England) |
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Total Pages | : 1014 |
Release | : 1849 |
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Author | : Barbara von Barghahn |
Publisher | : Pindar Press |
Total Pages | : 887 |
Release | : 2013-12-31 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1915837049 |
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This book investigates Jan Van Eyck's patronage by the Crown of Portugal and his role as diplomat-painter for the Duchy of Burgundy following his first voyage to Lisbon in 1428-1429, when he painted two portraits of Infanta Isabella, who became the third wife of Philip the Good in 1430. New portrait identifications are provided for the Ghent Altarpiece (1432) and its iconographical prototype, the lost Fountain of Life. These altarpieces are analysed with regard to King Joao I's conquest of Ceuta, achieved by his sons, who were hailed as an "illustrious generation." Strong family ties between the dynastic houses of Avis and Lancaster explain Lusitania's sustained fascination with Arthurian lore and the Grail quest. Several chapters of this book are overlaid with a chivalric veneer. A second "secret mission" to Portugal in 1437 by Jan van Eyck is postulated and this diplomatic visit is related to Prince Henry the Navigator's expedition to Tangier and King Duarte's attempts to forge an alliance with Alfonso V of Aragon. Late Eyckian commissions are reviewed in the light of this ill-fated crusade and additional new portraits are identified. The most significant artist of Renaissance Flanders appears to have been patronized as much by the House of Avis as by the Duchy of Burgundy. Barbara von Barghahn is Professor of Art History at George Washington University and a specialist in the art history of Portugal, Spain, and their colonial dominions, as well as Flanders. In 1993, she was conferred O Grao Comendador in the Portuguese Order of Prince Henry the Navigator. She has spent nearly a decade completing research about Jan van Eyck's diplomatic visits to the Iberian Peninsula.
Author | : William Robert Wilde |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 494 |
Release | : 1840 |
Genre | : Jerusalem |
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Author | : Elizabeth Eiloart |
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Total Pages | : 478 |
Release | : 1872 |
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Author | : Neil Arnold |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2012-01-31 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0752481711 |
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Chatham is a town steeped in history and strange folklore, but much of its ghostly past, and present, remains unwritten. For the first time ever the spectral secrets of this place are uncovered as we delve into ghost stories obscure and well known. The book features an array of haunted houses and shops, and sheds new light on classic local legends at locations like Chatham Dockyard and Fort Amherst. Many stories appear for the first time in print, with information gained first-hand from witnesses who've experienced the phenomena. Richly illustrated, Haunted Chatham is your guide to one of Kent's most supernatural places.
Author | : Edward Litt Leman BLANCHARD |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1872 |
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Author | : FHG Staff |
Publisher | : Hunter Publishing, Inc |
Total Pages | : 692 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9781588434135 |
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Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 1893 |
Genre | : Geography |
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