Treasures of Catherine the Great

Treasures of Catherine the Great
Author: Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovskiĭ
Publisher:
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780500975978

This catalogue ties in with the exhibition of the same name, which will run from November 2000 to Septemper 2001, and marks the opening of the Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House, London. Catherine the Great of Russia was one of the greatest and most astute art collectors of all time.

The Treasures of the Monastery of Saint Catherine

The Treasures of the Monastery of Saint Catherine
Author: Corinna Rossi
Publisher: White Star Publishers
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2006
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Dating back to 324 AD, when a community of monks requested a chapel to be built on the spot where they believed the Burning Bush had stood, the monastery of St. Catherine has remained an oasis of peace for centuries. Today, it is a place of international pilgrimage, housing the most extensive collection of Greek Orthodox icons in the world. Granted unprecedented access to this holy site, photographer Araldo De Luca and author Corinna Rossi take readers inside the walls of this sacred place, revealing its peerless artistic, historical, and religious legacy through superb photographs and an authoritative text that incorporates the most recent research and discoveries. Presented in a handsome slipcase and featuring a preface by Archbishop Damianos of Sinai, the archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church, this is a book to be cherished by art lovers and anyone interested in our historical and religious heritage.

Sinai

Sinai
Author: Kōnstantinos A. Manaphēs
Publisher: Ekdotiki Athinon
Total Pages: 399
Release: 1990
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789602131589

The Holy Monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai has been characterized by scholars as the most celebrated of the world's monasteries, while in the conscience of the Orthodox peoples it was and remains the most revered and longed-for focus of pilgrimage after the Holy Places. In the course of the Monastery's fifteen centuries of uninterrupted life, and despite the great difficulties faced in the midst of alien peoples, not only has St. Catherine's managed to maintain the Orthodox faith intact and provide the Church and the Ecumenical Patriarchate with pre-eminent figures of Asceticism, but it also secured special privileges from the Prophet Mohammed and, at a later date, from popes of Rome and leaders of both the East and West. The Monastery thus proved itself a great spiritual hearth of Hellenism, rendering the most distinguished service to monasticism, Orthodoxy, the Church and the Greek people. At the same time, the Monastery acquired international fame as a unique centre of Byzantine icon painting. Here the specialist may study the uninterrupted development of this art from the 6th century up till the present day. Furthermore, the Monastery also developed its own Sinaitic school of icon painting with its own stylistic techniques and 'Sinaitic' subject matter. Examples of this school's work are encountered not only in icons but also in illuminated manuscripts of the calligraphic and chrysographic workshop of the Monastery's world-famous Library. The Monastery of Sinai, moreover, surrounded as it is by the fortification walls built by its founder, the Emperor Justinian, and isolated in the inhospitable desert, was through the centuries a secure haven for invaluable works of art sent from all corners of the Earth as devout offerings of the faithful. Byzantine, Post-Byzantine and Modern Greek works representing all types of ecclesiastical art make up the artistic treasures of the Monastery.

My Lady's Treasure

My Lady's Treasure
Author: Catherine Kean
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-02-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9781544128092

The moment widowed Lady Faye Rivellaux sees the tall, commanding warrior riding toward her, she senses the danger in him- a powerful sensuality that she has never experienced before, especially not in her marriage bed. Fighting her unexpected desire, she clings to her promise to rescue the kidnapped child she loves as her own. When he demands a ransom she cannot meet, she offers her one last hope: a gold cup. Former crusading knight Brant Meslarches never expected the widow he was ordered to meet to be a tempting beauty. Nor did he expect to see such a chalice. Worth a small fortune, it's proof that a lost treasure of the legendary Celtic King Arthur does exist-as Brant's murdered brother believed. Of all things, the lady has offered Brant the one means to redeem his terrible past. He makes her a deal: he will help her find the little girl, if she will help him locate the treasure. Faye is uneasy about an alliance with the handsome, scarred rogue, especially when he stirs up strong yearnings within her. Yet, she has no other way to find the child. Risking all, Faye joins Brant's quest, and as the passion they've both denied flares between them, they find a treasure worth more than gold. Awards for My Lady's Treasure: * Reviewer's Choice Award, Love Romances * Winner, Historical Category, Southern Magic RWA's 2008 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence * Finalist, Romance Category, 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards

The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs

The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs
Author: Emmanuel Ducamp
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Palaces
ISBN: 9780500516478

Specially commissioned photographs by Marc Walter and fascinating archive images capture a bygone age of Romanov splendor that will captivate art lovers and historians alike

Art Treasures of the Louvre

Art Treasures of the Louvre
Author:
Publisher: New York : H.N. Abrams [1951]
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1951
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Contains excellent notes on the 100 works shown in color.

The Hermitage Cats

The Hermitage Cats
Author: Nikolay Gol
Publisher:
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2019-10-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9785912084041

This publication is aimed at animal-lovers in general and especially those who are fond of cats. The book gives a wide-ranging and detailed presentation of the "feline" exhibits in the Hermitage: Ancient Egyptian bronze, mediaeval European painting, Chinese and Japanese graphic art, Russian lubok prints of the 18th to 20th centuries, cats in the form of fans, toys and much more. The book also contains a unique account of the history of the real-life Hermitage cats that have been employed in the service of the museum for over 260 years.

Treasures of Catherine the Great

Treasures of Catherine the Great
Author: Somerset House (London, England)
Publisher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2000
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Catherine the Great, famed 18th-century Empress of Russia, was not only one of history's most remarkable women, but also a voracious and astute collector. Her fabulous private horde of jewels, miniatures, clocks, porcelain, arms and armor, coins and medals, paintings, and other precious objects is owned by the Hermitage Museum, which is housed in the former Winter Palace of the tsars in St. Petersburg. These are treasures fit for an empress; no one can even attempt to acquire their equal today. This rich volume -- published to coincide with the opening of the Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House, London, the museum's first permanent exhibition space outside Russia -- presents the finest and most precious pieces from Catherine's collection in glorious full color. Among the rare objects included here, many of which have never before been reproduced, are a miniature of her lover Grigori Orlov painted on ivory; figures from a porcelain service given to Catherine by Frederick the Great of Prussia; Catherine's wig, made entirely of silver thread; filigree gold hairpins sent to her by the emperor of China; and much, much more. Expert texts set the works in context.

In a Blue Velvet Dress

In a Blue Velvet Dress
Author: Catherine Sefton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 143
Release: 1991-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9780744520569

When her parents go on vacation in Scotland, bookworm Jane Reid is sent to visit her aunt and uncle Hildreth. But she arrives to find that she and her father have switched suitcases, and she is stranded with no books Her aunt and uncle are nice enough, but the only book in their house is the telephone directory. And their town has no bookstore or library. But on her first night at the Hildreths', Jane discovers a small book with a faded cover on her nightstand. In the morning, it is gone. The next night, another book appears. Jane seems to have a mysterious friend who knows just what she needs. . .