The Thieves of Legend

The Thieves of Legend
Title The Thieves of Legend PDF eBook
Author Richard Doetsch
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 528
Release 2013-10-29
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1416598995

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Krimi. Reformed thief Michael St. Pierre and his crew travel to China on behalf of the U.S. government to obtain a legendary diary that holds the clue to a long-forgotten mystery

The Thief, the Cross and the Wheel

The Thief, the Cross and the Wheel
Title The Thief, the Cross and the Wheel PDF eBook
Author Mitchell B. Merback
Publisher Reaktion Books
Pages 354
Release 2001-03-15
Genre Art
ISBN 1861898258

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Christ's Crucifixion is one of the most recognized images in Western culture, and it has come to stand as a universal symbol of both suffering and salvation. But often overlooked is the fact that ultimately the Crucifixion is a scene of capital punishment. Mitchell Merback reconstructs the religious, legal, and historical context of the Crucifixion and of other images of public torture. The result is a fascinating account of a time when criminal justice and religion were entirely interrelated and punishment was a visual spectacle devoured by a popular audience. Merback compares the images of Christ's Crucifixion with those of the two thieves who met their fate beside Jesus. In paintings by well-known Northern European masters and provincial painters alike, Merback finds the two thieves subjected to incredible cruelty, cruelty that artists could not depict in their scenes of Christ's Crucifixion because of theological requirements. Through these representations Merback explores the ways audiences in early modern Europe understood images of physical suffering and execution. The frequently shocking works also provide a perspective from which Merback examines the live spectacle of public torture and execution and how audiences were encouraged by the Church and the State to react to the experience. Throughout, Merback traces the intricate and extraordinary connections among religious art, devotional practice, bodily pain, punishment, and judicial spectatorship. Keenly aware of the difficulties involved in discussing images of atrocious violence but determined to make them historically comprehensible, Merback has written an informed and provocative study that reveals the rituals of medieval criminal justice and the visual experiences they engendered.

Legend of Shi'En

Legend of Shi'En
Title Legend of Shi'En PDF eBook
Author Zhu XiaoSenDaShu
Publisher Funstory
Pages 549
Release 2020-04-06
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1648843611

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During the Hongwu period, the Beastmen race, known as the "External Demons", came with unpredictable weapons. Thus, a war broke out between the armies of the Ming Dynasty and the outer demons. The folk martial artists and the martial artists of the martial arts world all formed their own sects to participate in the battle between the outer demons. After the Great Ming Royal Family witnessed the powerful strength of the external devil, they eventually bowed their heads to the external devil and gave up on the other sects. Signing unequal treaties with foreign devils without authorization... 

C’s Legend In Another World

C’s Legend In Another World
Title C’s Legend In Another World PDF eBook
Author Wu MiTuFo
Publisher Funstory
Pages 1154
Release 2020-03-02
Genre Fiction
ISBN 164846694X

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The illegitimate son of an extremely noble man of extremely noble bloodline became the legend of the Another World's Dragon Resister through his own efforts.

Thief Princess

Thief Princess
Title Thief Princess PDF eBook
Author Jasmine Auther
Publisher Lulu.com
Pages 176
Release 2009-04-13
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0557045509

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A teen adventure novel.Summary: Lia has blood on her hands. Born into a band of thieves, she followed her instincts, committing murder, and becoming the first Thief Princess. Then, one fateful morning, she and her band decide to embark on a pillage that marks the end of everything Lia has ever known. During this adventure, Lia finds out hidden secrets about her past, struggles with a heart that she can no longer control, and learns that her dreams may be further away than she imagined...

The Golden Legend

The Golden Legend
Title The Golden Legend PDF eBook
Author Jacobo di Voragine
Publisher Penguin
Pages 436
Release 1999-05-01
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 9780140446487

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One of the central texts of the Middle Ages, The Golden Legend deeply influenced the imagery of poetry, painting and stained glass with its fascinating descriptions of saints' lives and religious festivals. By creating a single-volume sourcebook of core Christian stories, Jacobus de Voragine (c. 1229-98) attracted a huge audience across Europe. This selection of over seventy biographies ranges from the first Apostles and Roman martyrs to near-contemporaries such as St Dominic, St Francis of Assissi and St Elizabeth of Hungary. Here, witnesses to the true faith endure horrific tortures; reformed prostitutes win divine forgiveness; while other women live disguised as monks or nobly resist lustful tyrants. Lucid and compelling, The Golden Legend offers an enthralling insight into the medieval mind. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Golden Legend, Or, Lives of the Saints

The Golden Legend, Or, Lives of the Saints
Title The Golden Legend, Or, Lives of the Saints PDF eBook
Author Jacobus (de Voragine)
Publisher
Pages 274
Release 1900
Genre Christian saints
ISBN

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