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Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
From the streets of New York to the gardens of Paris and the ornate drawing rooms of Renaissance Florence, Seizing Amber follows a high stakes quest for one of the world's most valuable treasures. The Amber Room-an exquisite chamber made of amber panels that was stolen from the Russians during World War II-holds not only its priceless value, but the key to the lives of those who seek it.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Haarlem, Holland, seventeenth century: The citys chief magistrate commissions a family portrait from Dutch master painter Johannes Miereveld. But when the artist sees the magistrates daughter, Amalia, an illicit love affair begins. Miereveld creates a captivating masterpiece, The Chrysalisa stunning portrait of the Virgin Mary, full of Catholic symbols, that outrages his Protestant patron and signals the death of his career....
3) The red moth
Author
Series
[Inspector Pekkala novel] volume 4
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
1941. As Hitler's forces smash into Soviet territory, annihilating the Red Army divisions in its path, a lone German scout plane is forced down. Contained within the briefcase of its passenger is the seemingly inconsequential painting of a hyalophoria cecropia, otherwise known as a red moth. Only Stalin suspects that the picture might be more significant than it appears. The real treasure that is being sought is a secret and highly prized possession...
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