Siena: City of the Virgin by Titus Birckhardt (English) Paperback Book

Description: Siena by Titus Birckhardt Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Through the use of color photographs, maps, and reproductions of original manuscripts, the author invites the reader to walk the streets of a city whose history mirrors the development of Christianity in Europe. He examines the history, culture, and spirituality of the Italian city of Siena, the City of the Virgin. Publisher Description Siena - a UNESCO World Heritage site - was founded by Senius, son of Remus (the legendary co-founder of Rome) and is the home of St. Bernardino and St. Catherine. Renowned for its architectural splendour and its religious devotion, especially to the Holy Virgin Mary, Siena was dubbed by its mediaeval contemporaries The City of the Virgin.Through its beautifully illustrated pages, replete with colour photographs, maps, illustrations and reproductions of original manuscripts dating from as early as the thirteenth century, Titus Burckhardts masterpiece, SIENA: CITY OF THE VIRGIN, traces the spiritual, historical and artistic development of one of the most important cities in the mediaeval world, in whose destiny the spiritual development of the Christian Western world from the Middle Ages up to the present is exemplified.Out of print for decades, this new edition has been painstakingly reproduced for a new generation to enjoy. Author Biography Titus Burckhardt (1908-1984) was one of the leading perennialist writers of the 20th century. Burckhardt wrote on pure metaphysics, on tradition and modern science, on sacred art, on history and political science and on various other aspects of traditional civilisations. Burckhardt was, also, a translator, an editor and publisher and a respected consultant on restoring traditional cities to their former beautiful states. Details ISBN 1933316594 ISBN-13 9781933316598 Title Siena Author Titus Birckhardt Format Paperback Year 2009 Pages 144 Publisher World Wisdom Books GE_Item_ID:137167175; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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