Behind a great artist there is always an intense human story. In Franca Frittelli's case this is so true that it is impossible to establish which of the two stories prevails over the other. both are touching, leave indelible traces in the mind, arouse deep emotions. as in a constellation, the book translates the various bright points of his life into a cosmic, human, artistic geography of profound social and pedagogical commitment of sure interest. Armed only by the cutting of her ideas and her great artistic talent, Franca Frittelli challenges herself and the world in a continuous search for harmony and beauty.

Sacred Stones Sacred Stories Robert Kerson I will teach you mysteries-very ancient and sacred mysteries. I will attempt to prove by the sheer volume of examples presented that ancient peoples knew of these sacred mysteries, which can be traced through a continuum of four different religions. I have rediscovered over many years investigating. Every mystery presented is of major importance to all four religions. All have been unsolvable for over one and a half millennium. I have reassembled the parts into a lock to be opened with these books acting as keys. This is the first volume of a two volume set. You will learn of a single pattern I have discovered hidden within writings of the Torah. Several alphabets, numbers, musical scales, even the Zodiac can be placed on this pattern. When letters of sacred words are drawn on this pattern, the resultant drawings make pictures of great religious significance. Might this be the actual origin of the biblical detail given in a biblical story? Might not the detail be correct because the story is correct and the pattern confirms it? Could knowledge of this pattern be necessary to certify a story as sacred? I will also describe an interconnected study with profound implications to Biblical study. This is the discovery of another second pattern, present in a grid of three by four rows. Now the names of twelve Hebrew Tribes, and Twelve apostles again can be placed on a grid of this second pattern, on three by four rows, agreeing with, and complimenting the first pattern which occupies the bulk of this text. Stories from the Holy Bible can be read in this arrangement on a square cloth breastplate worn by Aaron and his descendants. Various colored stones a kind of oracle or deviation device to confirm and create sacred biblical stories. The stones could be used as a memory aid to remember details of stories and family relationships. Likewise just as the ancients could visualize patterns in stars called constellations, and see stories in these patterns, so could the pattern of colors in the stones of the breastplate be seen in ancient times be the bases of biblical stories. This book will detail all stories and the sacred pattern hidden in the colored pattern of stones. This book will reveal knowledge missing for centuries. The ancients must have practiced this as a mystery i.e. only the initiates would be given the tools and the rules for using. This is a new world. There are no initiates-no more secrets. Anyone may learn what is spelled out in this book. This book may look difficult to learn, but really it is not. It does, like learning anything, take a bit of effort to learn some basics. The basics, the terminology, the rules, everything had to be invented from scratch. There are sections of this book which consists of a detailing of how various figures were arrived at. Some of these details are tucked away in the endnote section, but others are placed at the beginnings of each relevant section. The reader may read or not read every single word written in this book. Sections may be skipped but can still have an understanding of this book. This book is only as difficult or as simple as the reader wishes it should be. If I have succeeded in solving age old mysteries, I am happy but also a little sad. A puzzle no more, is a lost mystery. New puzzles are born in its place. The ancients had some knowledge we have lost. This book claims to be that knowledge regained. If I am correct on just one aspect of this book, I have proven my whole case that the pattern was known and used in ancient times. If I am not correct on any aspect of this book, I still have an exiting book for you to ponder and wonder about. A book full of ideas and examples to explore.

Introducing the volume, this chapter explores previous approaches to the early medieval stone monuments of Ireland, Britain and Scandinavia and outlines the strength of the triad of perspectives examined in this book. Considering the roles of stone monuments as a widespread and varied medium for the construction and reproduction of social identities and memories, we focus on the importance of interpreting their material qualities, life-histories and spatial contexts in relation to more established fields of investigation into their form and ornamentation. Examples and case studies are selected to illustrate the arguments which draw from geographical areas within the book’s scope, complementing those sites, locales and regions discussed in the other contributions to this volume.

An essay about weaving, grief, and language with a focus on contemporary textile artist Sheila Hicks and contemporary play write Sarah Ruhl.

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