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In a Nutshell eBook Series

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  • Cathedrals In a Nutshell

    by Jonathan Gregson ...
    Series series In a Nutshell
    For almost two millennia, cathedrals have been among the most imposing, astonishing and inspiring buildings in Europe. Regardless of faith, their scale and architectural daring has never ceased to spark wonder. This guide traces the development of the cathedral from its earliest beginnings as a Bishop's house, through the Romanesque and Gothic peiods and up to the most extravagant contemporary ... Read more

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  • Secrets of the Vatican

    by Cyrus Shahrad ...
    Divided into themed sections, linked together with a chronology of the most important events in the life of the Vatican, Secrets of the Vatican includes:THE HISTORY OF THE VATICANThe rise of the Catholic church, from its inauspicious beginnings as a persecuted cult in Rome to its establishment as the world's largest organized religionHOUSES OF THE HOLYA look at the vast wealth of art, sculpture ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Incredible Book of Vatican Facts and Papal Curiosities

    by Lo Bello, Nino ...
    What's the pope's salary? Has a pope ever been impeached? Who was Pope Joan? Have there ever been married popes? Which pope was exhumed for a public trial? ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Saint Michael the Archangel

    Super Saints, #42

    by Penny Lord, Bob Lord ...
    Series Book 42 - Super Saints
    Saint Michael the Archangel is a powerful Angel of God. He is our symbol of strength, power, courage and hope. Mentioned by name in three places in the Bible, Daniel 10:13-12:1, Revelation 12:7, and Jude 1:9, in each of these instances, he is doing battle with Satan. His name is actually Mica-El, which means "Who is like God?" ... Read more

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  • Macedonia with Thessaloniki - Blue Guide Chapter

    by Blue Guides ...
    Discerning, user-friendly guide to the sights and monuments of Macedonia in northern Greece, including the lively city of Thessaloniki, the sites associated with Alexander the Great, and the scene of the Battle of Philippi, where Mark Antony defeated Brutus. Includes full background information on Greek history and art, and practical tips on eating and accommodation. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • A Place of Healing for the Soul

    Patmos

    by Peter France ...
    "France's conversion is deeply touching . . . This is religious discovery for a postmodern generation." —Philip Zaleski, Los Angeles TimesThe tiny, arid Greek island of Patmos is one of the most sacred places in the Christian world—a place of bewitching power, where people come for a brief summer visit and end up returning, year after year, for the rest of their lives. They respond to an ... Read more

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  • The Cambridge Medieval History - Book XIII

    Learning and Literature in the Early Middle Ages

    by Louis Halphen, Paul Vinogradoff, W.R. Lethaby, Montague James ...
    The alluring dream of Charles the Great has vanished; after his death no temporal prince was found capable of carrying on his work, and it fell to ruins. Nevertheless, the root idea which had inspired him still persisted: the idea of the unity of the Christian world, bound together and grouped round a single head, ready to give battle to the infidel, and to undertake the conversion of the ... Read more

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  • The Vatican's Women

    Female Influence at the Holy See

    by Paul Hofmann ...
    Four hundred of the 3,800 people who permanently live or work in the State of Vatican City, the smallest sovereign and independent state on the globe, are women. They are nuns and members of the laity; some are housekeepers of churchmen; others are secretaries, translators, editors, lawyers, and middle-level officials of the papal administration.Expansive in scope and enlightening in detail, The ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Monks, the Pope, and the Origins of the Crusades

    A Selection from Christianity (Penguin Tracks)

    by Diarmaid MacCulloch ...
    A fascinating history of the growth in monastic and papal power that preceded the Crusades—excerpted from Diarmaid MacCulloch’s award-winning New York Times bestseller, Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years.A product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill, Diarmaid MacCulloch’s Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years stretches from the Greek Platonists and the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Where Is the Parthenon?

    by Roberta Edwards, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by John Hinderliter ...
    Series series Where Is?
    Discover the ruins of the Parthenon, one of the most famous and beautiful places in the world!Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of the 1600s served as a ... Read more

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  • Cathar Castles

    Fortresses of the Albigensian Crusade 1209–1300

    by Marcus Cowper ...
    Series Book 55 - Fortress
    During the early 13th century the north of what is now France went to war with the south in a bloody crusade aimed at destroying the heretical sect known as the Cathars.The conflict was characterized by vicious guerrilla actions and the besieging of the innumerable fortified sites that dotted the landscape of the south. Illustrated with full colour artwork and stunning photographs, this book ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Heaven on Earth

    The Lives and Legacies of the World's Greatest Cathedrals

    by Emma J. Wells ...
    A glorious illustrated history of sixteen of the world's greatest cathedrals, interwoven with the extraordinary stories of the people who built them.'An impeccable guide to the golden age of ecclesiastical architecture' The Times'Vivid, colourful and absorbing' Dan Jones'An epic ode to some of our most beautiful and beloved buildings' Helen CarrThe emergence of the Gothic in twelfth-century France ... Read more

    $13.59 USD