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Author: Esteban Martin Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061434922 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 389
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Since ancient times their name has been spoken only in hushed tones. Cloaked in anonymity, they guard history's greatest and most devastating secret. In the early twentieth century, when Barcelona was celebrated as the center of modernist art and design, the grand master of an ancient religious brotherhood prepares to die—passing the care of a sacred relic to a prominent member of his order, the revered artist and architect Antonio GaudÍ. The relic, an artifact dating back to the early Christian era, could prove disastrous if it were to fall into inappropriate hands—and many secret societies, some driven by purest evil, inhabit the dark underworld that exists beneath the city's brilliant creative glow. Nearly a century later, MarÍa, the granddaughter of the great architect's apprentice, unwittingly finds herself entrusted with a desperate mission. Following clues, with the help of her mathematician boyfriend, that are embedded in a cryptic message left by her grandfather and in the intricate symbolism of GaudÍ's designs, MarÍa must race against time to unearth the fabled lost object and discover its true meaning . . . with violence, catastrophe, and death in terrifyingly close pursuit.
Author: Esteban Martin Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061434922 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 389
Book Description
Since ancient times their name has been spoken only in hushed tones. Cloaked in anonymity, they guard history's greatest and most devastating secret. In the early twentieth century, when Barcelona was celebrated as the center of modernist art and design, the grand master of an ancient religious brotherhood prepares to die—passing the care of a sacred relic to a prominent member of his order, the revered artist and architect Antonio GaudÍ. The relic, an artifact dating back to the early Christian era, could prove disastrous if it were to fall into inappropriate hands—and many secret societies, some driven by purest evil, inhabit the dark underworld that exists beneath the city's brilliant creative glow. Nearly a century later, MarÍa, the granddaughter of the great architect's apprentice, unwittingly finds herself entrusted with a desperate mission. Following clues, with the help of her mathematician boyfriend, that are embedded in a cryptic message left by her grandfather and in the intricate symbolism of GaudÍ's designs, MarÍa must race against time to unearth the fabled lost object and discover its true meaning . . . with violence, catastrophe, and death in terrifyingly close pursuit.
Author: Robert Gaudi Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0698411528 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 450
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The incredible true account of World War I in Africa and General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, the last undefeated German commander. “Let me say straight out that if all military histories were as thrilling and well written as Robert Gaudi’s African Kaiser, I might give up reading fiction and literary biography… Gaudi writes with the flair of a latter-day Macaulay. He sets his scenes carefully and describes naval and military action like a novelist.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post As World War I ravaged the European continent, a completely different theater of war was being contested in Africa. And from this very different kind of war, there emerged a very different kind of military leader.... At the beginning of the twentieth century, the continent of Africa was a hotbed of international trade, colonialism, and political gamesmanship. So when World War I broke out, the European powers were forced to contend with one another not just in the bloody trenches, but in the treacherous jungle. And it was in that unforgiving land that General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck would make history. With the now-legendary Schutztruppe (Defensive Force), von Lettow-Vorbeck and a small cadre of hardened German officers fought alongside their fanatically devoted native African allies as equals, creating the first truly integrated army of the modern age. African Kaiser is the fascinating story of a forgotten guerrilla campaign in a remote corner of Equatorial Africa in World War I; of a small army of ultraloyal African troops led by a smaller cadre of rugged German officers—of white men and black who fought side by side. But mostly it is the story of von Lettow-Vorbeck—the only undefeated German commmander in the field during World War I and the last to surrender his arms.
Author: Juan José Lahuerta Publisher: Columns of Smoke ISBN: 9788493923167 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 0
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When the Corbusian International Modern style, with its contempt for ornament, imposed itself on architecture, figures like Gaudi (1852-1926) were relegated to the sidelines. In this volume, Lahuerta situates Gaudi in his context and vindicates his fin-de-siecle bohemian modernity. Embodied in such powerful images as the equation of the spires of the Sagrada Familia with the flames rising from burning churches during the Tragic Week (1909), the story takes us to the Barcelona of the early twentieth century, when class struggle threatened to topple the prevailing capitalist model. Drawing on valuable first-hand documents collected over several decades, the author shows that Gaudi was not an isolated eccentric but an architect who was keenly aware of the major theories and outstanding works of his time and the creator of revolutionary technical innovations. His analyses of Gaudi's writings reveals a pioneer in the use of industrial processes to produce ornamental details that may seem handmade today. Equally novel was the way that Gaudi made use of his fame as a public figure, a 'media personality', thanks to the cartoons of the architect and his buildings in the popular press. His influence on avant-garde artists like Dali, who admired the edible appearance of the Casa Mila, or Picasso, fascinated by the eroticism of the Casa Batllo attest to the importance of his contribution to culture. This entertaining volume is part of Columns of Smoke, a series of publications in which Professor Lahuerta turns his perceptive eye on the official narrative of modernity and its protagonists and the relationship between architecture, decoration and the print media.
Author: Dan Katella Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595361854 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 386
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A professor of architecture and history at a university outside of Chicago, Josef Pachin suddenly finds his marriage and career unraveling. Still reeling from the death of his parents in a fiery car crash, Josef is further shocked to discover that they were survivors from Auschwitz. Josef retreats to the solitude of a Polish diner to ponder his life and meets the elderly Ada Bolensky. Ada knew his parents in the concentration camps, and she may hold the key to learning about his past. But what secret did they take to their grave about Gaudi's Puzzle? More importantly, why is the secret sect known as the Royal Order of Gaudi trying to kill him? Traveling from Poland to Spain in search of the answers, Josef narrowly escapes with his life. He races against time to solve the riddle before the portal to the puzzle is sealed for eternity.
Author: Robert Gaudi Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1643138200 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 408
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Filled with unforgettable characters and martime adventure, the incredible story of a forgotten war that shaped the fate of the United States—and the entire Western Hemisphere. In the early 18th century, the British and Spanish Empires were fighting for economic supremacy in the Americas. Tensions between the two powers were high, and wars blossomed like violent flowers for nearly a hundred years, from the War of Spanish Succession (sometimes known as Queen Anne's War in the Americas), culminating in the War of Jenkins' Ear. This war would lay the ground work for the French and Indian War and, eventually, the War of the American Revolution. The War of Jenkins' Ear was a world war in the truest sense, engaging the major European powers on battlefields ranging from Europe to the Americas to the Asian subcontinent. Yet the conflict that would eventually become known as the War of Jenkins' Ear—a moniker coined by the 19th century historian Robert Carlyle more than a century later—is barely known to us today. Yet it resulted in the invasion of Georgia and even involved members of George Washington’s own family. It would cost fifty-thousand lives, millions in treasure, and over six hundred ships. With vivid prose, Robert Gaudi takes the reader from the brackish waters of the Chesapeake Bay to the rocky shores of Tierra del Fuego. We travel around the Cape of Good Hope and across the Pacific to the Philippines and the Cantonese coast, with stops in Cartagena, Panama, and beyond. Yet even though it happened decades before American independence, The War of Jenkins' Ear reveals that this was truly an American war; a hard-fought, costly struggle that determined the fate of the Americas, and in which, for the first time, American armies participated. In this definitive work of history—the only single comprehensive volume on the subject—The War of Jenkins’ Ear explores the war that establed the future of two entire continents.
Author: Juan Antonio Ramírez Publisher: Reaktion Books ISBN: 9781861890566 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 186
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Juan Antonio Ramı́rez examines the complex ideological, artistic, political and architectural repercussions of apian metaphors and their influence on architecture and ecological thinking for those in the Modern Movement of architecture.
Author: Rainer Zerbst Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 9783836566193 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 0
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Antoni Gaud ̕merged Orientalism, natural forms, and new materials into a unique Modernista aesthetic that put Barcelona on the global architecture map. With brand-new photography, plans and drawings by Gaud ̕himself, as well as an extensive appendix of all his works including furniture and unfinished projects, this book takes us through the...
Author: Rachel Rodríguez Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 0805087451 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 45
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Inspired by the natural beauty of his homeland of Catalonia, Antoni Gaudi became a celebrated and innovative architect through the unique structures he designed in Barcelona, having a significant impact on architecture as it was known.
Author: Esteban Martin & Andreu Publisher: ISBN: 9780007312559 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Barcelona, City Of Mystery, And Antonio Gaudi, Its Most Famous Exponent Are The Subjects Of This Gripping New Thriller For All Lovers Of Religious Conspiracy. As The Grand Master Of An Ancient Religious Brotherhood Nears Death, He Chooses To Entrust To Antonio Gaudi A Sacred Object Whose Existence Has Been A Guarded Secret Since The Early Christian Era. The Great Architect Protects The Artefact By Hiding It Where He Believes It Might Never Be Discovered& A New Century, And A New Danger. The Granddaughter Of Gaudi'S Apprentice Is Now Charged With Finding The Holy Object. With The Help Of Miguel, Her Mathematician Boyfriend, Maria Unravels The Clues Gaudí Placed In His Work. The Prize, She Believes, Is The Whereabouts Of A Sacred Relic. But As Mutilated Bodies And Sinister Enemies Follow In Their Wake, Both Realize That What'S At Stake Is Of Far Greater Importance& And Their Survivial Is The Key.
Author: Eileen Babb Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 146207247X Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 132
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In this, their third book, Eileen and her Spirit Guide Silas have come together once again to promote their own unique brand of philosophy in their quest to fulfil their mission to be ambassadors of Spirituality. To this end, they aim to express their views in a simplistic easy to read book which they have injected with the quirky humour that they have made their own and which is so typical of this lovable and eccentric Spirit Guide.
Author: Esteban Martin
Author: Esteban Martin
Author: Robert Gaudi
Author: Juan José Lahuerta
Author: Dan Katella
Author: Robert Gaudi
Author: Juan Antonio Ramírez
Author: Rainer Zerbst
Author: Rachel Rodríguez
Author: Esteban Martin & Andreu
Author: Eileen Babb