Rosslyn - Brossura

Sinclair, Andrew

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1841584177 ISBN 13: 9781841584171

Casa editrice: Birlinn Ltd, 2005

Riassunto

Rosslyn Chapel and Castle near Edinburgh have long exerted a powerful magnetism and mystery for people all over the world. This enthrallying new book follows the story of Rosslyn over two and a half millennia, exploring--and sometimes exploding--the many myths and misinterpretations that have grown up around this extraordinary place, offering astonishing insights that change the very history of Scotland.

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Recensione:

'Comprehensive and scholarly ... Andrew Sinclair has written a fascinating book' --The Literary Review

'Andrew Sinclair guides us through this romantic story that has preoccupied poets, priests and pilgrims from Zeus to Jung and Indiana Jones. This is an absorbing history that transcends the frontiers and creeds of cultures and religions' --The Independent

L'autore:

Andrew Sinclair is a leading novelist, historian and film-maker, and has lectured widely in Europe and America. His books include biographies of Jack London, John Ford, Che Guevara and Dylan Thomas. Andrew Sinclair appears in a special feature DVD to be released in May 2005 of Jerry Bruckheimer's Disney blockbuster, NATIONAL TREASURE. The film, released in the UK on Boxing day 2004, stars Nicholas Cage, who discovers the Templar treasure trove in America from a code and map written on the back of the Declaration of Independence.

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• Editore: Birlinn Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1841584177
• ISBN 13: 9781841584171
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 214