The Bright Ages --

Shimmering stars on the Adriatic --

The gleaming tiles of the New Rome --

Dawn in Jerusalem --

A golden hen and the walls of Rome --

Sunlight on a northern field --

A towering ivory tusk --

A ship aflame on the Volga --

A golden girl in France --

The brilliant jewels of the heavenly Jerusalem --

The sun-dappled towers in a city of three religions --

Divine light reflecting off the Nile --

A radiant white hind with the antlers of the stag --

Cities on fire --

Stained glass and the smell of burning books --

Glistening snow on the Eastern Steppe --

Quiet candles and falling stars --

Stars above an octagonal dome --

The Dark Ages.