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Gargoyles, Grotesques & Green Men

Author	: Gary R. Varner
Publisher	: Lulu.com
Release Date	: 2008
ISBN 10	: 9781435711426
Pages	: 182 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (114 users)

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Download or read book Gargoyles, Grotesques & Green Men written by Gary R. Varner and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The symbols and strange images that we find in our cemeteries, religious structures, banks and in our parks are the same symbols that have been part of the framework of the human psyche for thousands of years. While contemporary man may think that they are simply decorative manifestations of a by-gone era, they represent the fears, dreams, ideas, beliefs and struggles that humankind has endured since we began to walk upright. This book surveys many of these icons and will give a meaning for them both in the context of ancient history and folklore as well as a meaning that is suitable for our contemporary times. Illustrated with dozens of photographs, this book will be of interest to anyone interested in historic preservation, ancient symbolism, the Green Man and the universal application of imagery. Gary R. Varner has written numerous books on ancient traditions, folklore, the environment and contemporary issues. He is a member of the American Folklore Society and the Foundation for Mythological Studies.

The Gargoyles of Notre-Dame

Author	: Michael Camille
Publisher	: University of Chicago Press
Release Date	: 2008-11-15
ISBN 10	: 9780226092461
Pages	: 488 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (924 users)

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Download or read book The Gargoyles of Notre-Dame written by Michael Camille and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the seven million people who visit the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris each year probably do not realize that the legendary gargoyles adorning this medieval masterpiece were not constructed until the nineteenth century. The first comprehensive history of these world-famous monsters, The Gargoyles of Notre-Dame argues that they transformed the iconic thirteenth-century cathedral into a modern monument. Michael Camille begins his long-awaited study by recounting architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc’s ambitious restoration of the structure from 1843 to 1864, when the gargoyles were designed, sculpted by the little-known Victor Pyanet, and installed. These gargoyles, Camille contends, were not mere avatars of the Middle Ages, but rather fresh creations—symbolizing an imagined past—whose modernity lay precisely in their nostalgia. He goes on to map the critical reception and many-layered afterlives of these chimeras, notably in the works of such artists and writers as Charles Méryon, Victor Hugo, and photographer Henri Le Secq. Tracing their eventual evolution into icons of high kitsch, Camille ultimately locates the gargoyles’ place in the twentieth-century imagination, exploring interpretations by everyone from Winslow Homer to the Walt Disney Company. Lavishly illustrated with more than three hundred images of its monumental yet whimsical subjects, The Gargoyles of Notre-Dame is a must-read for historians of art and architecture and anyone whose imagination has been sparked by the lovable monsters gazing out over Paris from one of the world’s most renowned vantage points.

The Maker of Gargoyles and Other Stories

Author	: Clark Ashton Smith
Publisher	: Wildside Press LLC
Release Date	: 2013-07-02
ISBN 10	: 9781434446107
Pages	: 154 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (461 users)

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Download or read book The Maker of Gargoyles and Other Stories written by Clark Ashton Smith and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clark Ashton Smith was a prodigy, who wrote Arabian Nights novels in his mid-teens and was heralded as a major voice in American poetry by the time he was nineteen. In one frantic burst in the middle 1930s, he wrote nearly a hundred strange, wondrous, and grotesque stories, most of which were published in Weird Tales, Strange Tales, Wonder Stories, and other pulps, but he was by no means a conventional pulp writer. Think of the visions his stories conjure up as sendings, written in strange runes, transported from the sorcerer's lair by indescribable genii or winged spirits.

Gargoyles

Author	: Susan Pesznecker
Publisher	: Red Wheel/Weiser
Release Date	: 2007-01-22
ISBN 10	: 9781601639783
Pages	: 240 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (397 users)

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Download or read book Gargoyles written by Susan Pesznecker and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2007-01-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gargoyles takes you on a journey into a mysterious world, through bestiaries and traveling menageries, past grotesques and chimeras, through medieval cities and guilds and into huge stone buildings. Gargoyles are an embodiment of form and function—serving a clear architectural purpose but, also, symbolically important. Whether warding off evil, frightening away fear or showcasing human foibles, when a gargoyle was placed on a building, people noticed. The book delves into historic models of arcane craftsmanship and architecture, considering the reasons for gargoyles coming into being and hearing the legends of the gargoyle, both mythic and modern. It, also, covers the emergence of stone creatures into popular culture. For modern magick users, Gargoyles explores the role of the gargoyle in magickal practice, including gargoyle use in elemental correspondences, stone magick, protection, warding, egregores, talismans, animal associations, ritual and spell work.

Gargoyles #2

Author	: Greg Weisman
Publisher	: Dynamite Entertainment
Release Date	: 2023-01-18
ISBN 10	:
Pages	: 34 pages
Rating	: 4./5 ( users)

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Download or read book Gargoyles #2 written by Greg Weisman and published by Dynamite Entertainment. This book was released on 2023-01-18 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ALL-NEW STORIES BY SERIES CREATOR GREG WEISMAN! Dynamite’s all-new ongoing series, in continuity with the epic Gargoyles television series continues! The Gargoyles have awakened from their stone sleep — but will it be in time to save Maggie the Cat and her unborn mutate child from Thailog and Sevarius? Plus, don’t miss the return of Dominic Dracon!

Gargoyles & Absinthe

Author	: Eric Avedissian
Publisher	: AURELIA LEO
Release Date	: 2020-02-23
ISBN 10	: 9781946024985
Pages	: pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (249 users)

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Download or read book Gargoyles & Absinthe written by Eric Avedissian and published by AURELIA LEO. This book was released on 2020-02-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paris, 1887 Fifty-five years after the Second Republic arose from rebellion, France is a technological juggernaut and envy of the civilized world. Airships ply the skies, steam wagons crowd the streets, and automaton soldiers guard palaces and factories. Darkness and soot choke a city where innocent blood flows freer than wine at stately banquets. Nanette Lamaine lives underground in Paris’s catacombs with her overprotective but brilliant magician father Hercule and their pet gargoyle Gaston. By day she tinkers on inventions in her laboratory while nights are spent keeping Gaston out of trouble. When magic is outlawed and government agents murder her father, Nanette seeks out Paris’s greatest sorceress–the mysterious Madame Astrid–who schools her in the thaumaturgical fighting arts, an elegant combination of physical agility and elemental magic. Nanette and Gaston reluctantly join the Flywheel Fellowship, a ragtag band of misfits determined to topple the sadistic Admiral Aguillon. But revolutions don’t always run smoothly, and Nanette finds herself with France’s most incompetent rebels; an idealistic but cowardly poet, a sarcastic clockwork thief, and an anarchist who’d rather bake soufflés than fight. As Nanette comes to grips with her role as a leader, she realizes the past affects her actions and that she must fight for respect. In a city where magicians are scared and gargoyles sentient, Nanette risks everything to unravel a conspiracy that could shake the Second Republic to its core, or destroy what remaining family she has left.

Secret of the Gargoyles

Author	: Rebecca Chastain
Publisher	: Mind Your Muse Books
Release Date	: 2016-06-22
ISBN 10	: 9780990603184
Pages	: 236 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (31 users)

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Download or read book Secret of the Gargoyles written by Rebecca Chastain and published by Mind Your Muse Books. This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I place the lives of all gargoyles into your hands with what I am about to tell you… "I’ve loved every minute of this series" (Feeling Fictional ★★★★★) In her brief career as a gargoyle healer, Mika Stillwater has faced some daunting challenges, but none have stumped her—until now. A strange sickness infects a handful of gargoyles in Terra Haven, rendering them comatose and paralyzed. Worse, the cure she seeks is shrouded in the gargoyles’ mysterious culture and the secret they guard with their lives. Gaining the gargoyles’ trust is only the first step. To save the sick gargoyles, Mika must embark on a perilous mission into the heart of deadly wild magic to a place no human has ever survived... The captivating third installment of the Gargoyle Guardian Chronicles series, Secret of the Gargoyles will charm readers of all ages, especially those who love extraordinary magic and endearing gargoyles. Grab your copy to start reading today! *Special Bonus: Unlock a free novella featuring Mika, Marcus, and Oliver in a brand-new adventure! See the end of the book for details.* NOVELS OF TERRA HAVEN GARGOYLES GUARDIAN CHRONICLES Magic of the Gargoyles Curse of the Gargoyles Secret of the Gargoyles Lured (newsletter exclusive) Flight of the Gargoyles TERRA HAVEN CHRONICLES Deadlines & Dryads (a prequel) Leads & Lynxes Headlines & Hydras Muckrakers & Minotaurs

Gargoyles and Graves

Author	: Lily Webb
Publisher	: Lily Webb
Release Date	: 2023-01-30
ISBN 10	:
Pages	: 145 pages
Rating	: 4./5 ( users)

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Download or read book Gargoyles and Graves written by Lily Webb and published by Lily Webb. This book was released on 2023-01-30 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some pictures paint a grim story… For wily witch Zoe Clarke, life is all about balance. Her independent news business has taken off, giving her the freedom to report on Moon Grove’s most overlooked stories — at the cost of quality time with her magically maturing young twins. But when a paranormal travel blogger disappears while chronicling Moon Grove’s notoriously secretive gargoyle community, leaving nothing but a chilling selfie behind, Zoe’s tempted yet again to stick her wand where it doesn’t belong. Between the blogger’s final perplexing picture and an increasingly cold-blooded response from the gargoyles, Zoe realizes cameras don’t lie, but someone is — especially when she recognizes someone lurking in the background. Can Zoe track down the missing writer? Or will she be the next to vanish in a flash? Gargoyles and Graves is the twelfth book in the Magic and Mystery series of witch cozy mysteries. If you like guarded gargoyles, bewitching bloggers, and magical murder mysteries, then you’ll love this lighthearted twelfth entry in Lily Webb’s spellbinding series.

Flight of the Gargoyles

Author	: Rebecca Chastain
Publisher	: Mind Your Muse Books
Release Date	: 2022-10-26
ISBN 10	:
Pages	: 144 pages
Rating	: 4./5 ( users)

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Download or read book Flight of the Gargoyles written by Rebecca Chastain and published by Mind Your Muse Books. This book was released on 2022-10-26 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To protect gargoyles, Mika must journey far from safety… As a gargoyle guardian, Mika Stillwater is determined to help every gargoyle in need. The problem is knowing where to find them. So far, she’s relied on word of mouth, luck, and far too often, rumors to guide her. The gargoyles deserve better. Which is why Mika has set her sights on the everlasting tree and its special magic: Once a generation, it unleashes a flurry of seeds, each a magical clue destined to guide the recipient to the answer to any question they ask. With the everlasting tree poised to bloom any day, Mika has an extraordinary chance to help untold gargoyles. But the tree is far from Terra Haven, and with the countryside full of hidden dangers, it’s easy for a city-born human—and her gargoyle companion—to be snared by perils they never see coming . . . Grab your copy to start reading instantly! PRAISE FOR THE GARGOYLE GUARDIAN CHRONICLES “jam-packed with action and excitement” —Books That Hook “a delightful and quirky fantasy world” —Tome Tender “unique and captivating right from the start” —The Reading Diaries NOVELS OF TERRA HAVEN GARGOYLE GUARDIAN CHRONICLES Magic of the Gargoyles (Book 1) Curse of the Gargoyles (Book 2) Secret of the Gargoyles (Book 3) Lured (Book 3.5; newsletter exclusive) Flight of the Gargoyles (Book 4) TERRA HAVEN CHRONICLES Deadlines & Dryads (Book 0.5) Leads & Lynxes (Book 1) Headlines & Hydras (Book 2) Muckrakers & Minotaurs (Book 3) ABOUT REBECCA CHASTAIN Rebecca Chastain believes animal companions make life better, magic should be experienced by everyone, and novels should end in happiness. She is the USA Today bestselling author of the Gargoyle Guardian Chronicles series, the Terra Haven Chronicles series, and the Madison Fox urban fantasy series. She has yet to encounter a living gargoyle, but that doesn't stop her from looking.

Curse of the Gargoyles

Author	: Rebecca Chastain
Publisher	: Mind Your Muse Books
Release Date	: 2016-05-14
ISBN 10	: 9780990603177
Pages	: 181 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (31 users)

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Download or read book Curse of the Gargoyles written by Rebecca Chastain and published by Mind Your Muse Books. This book was released on 2016-05-14 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mika was trying to save a gargoyle, not doom the world... "If you enjoyed Magic of the Gargoyles then Curse of the Gargoyles will blow you away!" (Feeling Fictional ★★★★★) Mika Stillwater isn’t known for her skills with combat magic. As a gargoyle healer, she spends her days mending broken appendages and curing illnesses in the living-quartz bodies of Terra Haven’s gargoyles. But when a squad of the city’s elite Federal Pentagon Defense warriors requests her assistance in freeing a gargoyle ensnared in a vicious invention, Mika jumps into the fray. No one could have predicted that her involvement would ignite a chain reaction set to destroy the city, the world, and magic itself. Brimming with epic magic and loveable gargoyles, Curse of the Gargoyles is the second story in Rebecca Chastain's mesmerizing Gargoyle Guardian Chronicles. Fantasy fans young and old will delight in this highly original world and exciting, action-packed adventure. Grab your copy to continue the thrilling series today! “Pick up a book by this author—any book—because her writing is so worth it!!” (Happy Tails and Tales ★★★★★) NOVELS OF TERRA HAVEN GARGOYLES GUARDIAN CHRONICLES Magic of the Gargoyles Curse of the Gargoyles Secret of the Gargoyles Lured (newsletter exclusive) Flight of the Gargoyles TERRA HAVEN CHRONICLES Deadlines & Dryads Leads & Lynxes Headlines & Hydras Muckrakers & Minotaurs

American Gargoyles

Author	: Anthony Di Renzo
Publisher	: SIU Press
Release Date	: 1995
ISBN 10	: 0809320304
Pages	: 276 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (4 users)

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Download or read book American Gargoyles written by Anthony Di Renzo and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing here on the comic genius of Flannery O’Connor’s fiction, Anthony Di Renzo reveals a dimension of the author’s work that has been overlooked by both her supporters and her detractors, most of whom have heretofore concentrated exclusively on her use of theology and parable. Noting an especial kinship between her characters and the grotesqueries that adorn the margins of illuminated manuscripts and the facades of European cathedrals, he argues that O’Connor’s Gothicism brings her tales closer in spirit to the English mystery cycles and the leering gargoyles of medieval architecture than to the Gothic fiction of Poe and Hawthorne to which critics have so often linked her work. Relying partly on Mikhail Bakhtin’s analysis of Rabelais, Di Renzo examines the different forms of the grotesque in O’Connor’s fiction and the parallels in medieval art, literature, and folklore. He begins by demonstrating that the figure of Christ is the ideal behind her satire—an ideal, however, that must be degraded as well as exalted if it is ever to be a living presence in the physical world. Di Renzo goes on to discuss O’Connor’s unusual treatment of the human body and its relationship to medieval fabliaux. He depicts the interplay between the saintly and the demonic in her work, illustrating how for her good is just as grotesque as evil because it is still "something under construction."

Vampires & Gargoyles

Author	: RaShelle Workman
Publisher	: Polished Pen Press Corporation
Release Date	: 2020-02-26
ISBN 10	: 9798618630146
Pages	: 308 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (31 users)

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Download or read book Vampires & Gargoyles written by RaShelle Workman and published by Polished Pen Press Corporation. This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be careful what you wish for… After meeting a genie named Laeddin, he promised to grant me three wishes. Since I made my first wish, the world has fallen into chaos. Akuma rage across the land, killing without remorse. Laeddin thinks if we find all the pieces to a crown created by elves thousands of years ago, I can defeat the evil determined to rule over the Earth. I’m not sure. But I’ll do anything to fix what I’ve broken. The first piece of the crown is located in Connecticut. The second in the gargoyle realm. In both places, I have to fight the demons inside of me as well as those desperate to stop me. Thankfully I have friends to help, including the half dragon, Troy, and even Christopher, the Hunter. Wish me luck!

Gargoyles Gone AWOL

Author	: Clementine Beauvais
Publisher	: Hachette UK
Release Date	: 2013-10-03
ISBN 10	: 9781444912562
Pages	: 224 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (125 users)

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Download or read book Gargoyles Gone AWOL written by Clementine Beauvais and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where have all the gargoyles gone? Sesame Seade is slightly spooked ... She's Cambridge's number one supersleuth. And now she's taking to the rooftops to tackle her most puzzling mystery yet. Illustrated throughout with hilarious artwork by Sarah Horne, this series features a smart and sassy heroine with a unique take on life. Also in the series: SLEUTH ON SKATES and SCAM ON THE CAM.

Magic of the Gargoyles

Author	: Rebecca Chastain
Publisher	: Mind Your Muse Books
Release Date	: 2014-10-20
ISBN 10	: 9780990603115
Pages	: 115 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (31 users)

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Download or read book Magic of the Gargoyles written by Rebecca Chastain and published by Mind Your Muse Books. This book was released on 2014-10-20 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To help a baby gargoyle, Mika will risk everything... "I freaking love this book! ...All I can say is I think you should read this." (Happy Tails and Tales ★★★★★) Mika Stillwater is a midlevel earth elemental with ambitions of becoming a quartz artisan, and her hard work is starting to get noticed. But when a panicked baby gargoyle bursts into her studio, insisting Mika is the only person she'll trust with her desperate mission, Mika's carefully constructed five-year plan is shattered. Swept into the gritty criminal underworld of Terra Haven, Mika must jeopardize everything she's worked so hard for to save the baby gargoyle from the machinations of a monster—and to stay alive... From the imaginative mind of USA Today bestselling fantasy author Rebecca Chastain, Magic of the Gargoyles is a spellbinding adventure set in a world full of elemental magic and adorable gargoyles that is sure to enchant young adult and adult readers alike. Grab your copy to start Mika's exciting adventure today! NOVELS OF TERRA HAVEN GARGOYLES GUARDIAN CHRONICLES Magic of the Gargoyles Curse of the Gargoyles Secret of the Gargoyles Lured (newsletter exclusive) Flight of the Gargoyles TERRA HAVEN CHRONICLES Deadlines & Dryads Leads & Lynxes Headlines & Hydras Muckrakers & Minotaurs

Gumtree Gargoyles, Season 1, Episode 4-6

Author	: Rebecca Rosengrave
Publisher	: Rebecca McCourtie
Release Date	: 2021-11-18
ISBN 10	:
Pages	: 125 pages
Rating	: 4./5 ( users)

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Download or read book Gumtree Gargoyles, Season 1, Episode 4-6 written by Rebecca Rosengrave and published by Rebecca McCourtie. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing comes from nowhere. They don’t say ‘once upon a time…’ for nothing! Steeped in the fantasy of fairy tales, mythologies and folklore alike, is the true reality of all that is. Contrary to what we have been told, life is not summarised in totality by the explainable calculations of the scientific age. Mystical creatures and magical beasts: they all exist! Forced into exile by human religious elites, mystics have been living in the shadows of our reality for centuries. For those who can morph, they live amongst us incognito. For the mystics who cannot morph, they live in bitter exile. Terrorist factions amongst the social castaways have formed and now they seek to emerge from the shadows and reclaim the life they once knew. It is up to one mystic to quell these uprisings. Perched atop her steeple, she knows this city is far from holy, but she’s damn well determined to maintain the sanctity of the status quo.

War of the Gargoyles, Book One: Rebirth

Author	: Morgan R. Bramlet
Publisher	: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date	: 2012-05-01
ISBN 10	: 9781469180625
Pages	: 213 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (86 users)

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Download or read book War of the Gargoyles, Book One: Rebirth written by Morgan R. Bramlet and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They have been absent from our world for 500 years Now the gargoyles have returned. Returning from a summer archeological expedition in the Yuctan, Berkeley University professor, Adam Landis, and a group of his students stop off in a small Arizona desert town. None of them can imagine the terror that awaits. When one of the students goes missing, it leads to the discovery of a species long believed to be only myth and legend. Now a handful of townspeople must battle these creatures and destroy the colony, before tens of thousands of eggs hatch and an army of gargoyles spreads across the country and around the world.

Spires and Gargoyles

Author	: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Release Date	: 2010-02-11
ISBN 10	: 9780521765923
Pages	: 309 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (659 users)

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Download or read book Spires and Gargoyles written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-11 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Fitzgerald's writings for high school and Princeton University magazines.