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Ex Voto: An Account of the Sacro Monte or New Jerusalem at Varallo-Sesia With Some Notice of Tabachetti's Remaining Work at the Sanctuary of Crea

by Samuel Butler

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Ex Voto: An Account of the Sacro Monte or New Jerusalem at Varallo-Sesia With Some Notice of Tabachetti's Remaining Work at the Sanctuary of Crea is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Samuel Butler. Catalog subjects include Sacro Monte di Varallo (Sanctuary); Tabaguet, Jean Baptiste, 1568 -1615; Art -- Italy -- Varallo-Sesia. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

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Ex Voto: An Account of the Sacro Monte or New Jerusalem at Varallo-Sesia With Some Notice of Tabachetti's Remaining Work at the Sanctuary of Crea is calibrated from 38,752 sampled words across 55 chapters: sentences average 28.5 words, 50.8% exceed 24 words and 7.7% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Table of contents

55 chapters

  1. 01EX VOTO:3 min
  2. 02ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.7 min
  3. 03CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.8 min
  4. 04CHAPTER II. THE REV. S. W. KING—LANZI AND LOMAZZO.9 min
  5. 05CHAPTER III. VARALLO, PAST AND PRESENT.25 min
  6. 06CHAPTER V. EARLY HISTORY OF THE SACRO MONTE.20 min
  7. 07CHAPTER VI. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS.11 min
  8. 08CHAPTER VII. AIM AND SCOPE OF THE SACRO MONTE.10 min
  9. 09CHAPTER VIII. GAUDENZIO FERRARI, TABACHETTI, AND GIOVANNI D’ENRICO.15 min
  10. 10Giovanni D’Enrico.9 min
  11. 11CHAPTER IX. THE ASCENT, AND THE FIRST FOUR CHAPELS.12 min
  12. 12Chapel No. 2. The Annunciation.3 min
  13. 13Chapel No. 3. The Salutation of Mary by Elizabeth.2 min
  14. 14Chapel No. 4. First Vision of St. Joseph.2 min
  15. 15CHAPTER X. THE SEVEN CHAPELS NUMBERED 5–11.6 min
  16. 16Chapel No. 6. Il Presepio.2 min
  17. 17Chapel No. 7. Visit of the Shepherds.2 min
  18. 18Chapel No. 8. Called by Fassola and Torrotti the Circumcision, and by Bordiga the Purification.2 min
  19. 19Chapel No. 9. Joseph Warned to Fly.2 min
  20. 20Chapel No. 10. The Flight into Egypt.2 min
  21. 21Chapel No. 11. Massacre of the Innocents.8 min
  22. 22CHAPTER XI. CHAPELS No. 12–No. 22.2 min
  23. 23Chapel No. 13. Temptation.2 min
  24. 24Chapel No. 14. The Woman of Samaria.2 min
  25. 25Chapel No. 15. The Paralytic.2 min
  26. 26Chapel No. 16. The Widow’s Son at Nain.2 min
  27. 27Chapel No. 17. The Transfiguration.2 min
  28. 28Chapel No. 18. Raising of Lazarus.2 min
  29. 29Chapel No. 19. Entry into Jerusalem.2 min
  30. 30Chapel No. 20. The Last Supper.2 min
  31. 31Chapel No. 21. The Agony in the Garden.2 min
  32. 32Chapel No. 22. The Sleeping Apostles.2 min
  33. 33CHAPTER XII. THE PALACE OF PILATE.3 min
  34. 34Chapel No. 24. Christ taken to Annas.2 min
  35. 35Chapel No. 25. Christ taken before Caiaphas.2 min
  36. 36Chapel No. 26. The Repentance of St. Peter.2 min
  37. 37Chapel No. 27. Christ before Pilate.2 min
  38. 38Chapel No. 28. Christ before Herod.2 min
  39. 39Chapel No. 29. Christ taken back to Pilate.2 min
  40. 40Chapel No. 30. The Flagellation.4 min
  41. 41Chapel No. 31. The Crowning with Thorns.3 min
  42. 42Chapel No. 32. Christ at the Steps of the Pretorium.2 min
  43. 43Chapel No. 33. Ecce Homo.5 min
  44. 44Chapel No. 34. Pilate Washing his Hands.2 min
  45. 45Chapel No. 35. Christ Condemned to Death.2 min
  46. 46CHAPTER XIII. MYSTERIES OF THE PASSION AND DEATH.5 min
  47. 47Chapel No. 37. The Nailing of Christ to the Cross.3 min
  48. 48Chapel No. 38. The Crucifixion.10 min
  49. 49CHAPTER XIV.11 min
  50. 50CHAPTER XV. THE PIETÀ AND REMAINING CHAPELS.4 min
  51. 51Chapel No. 41. The Entombment.2 min
  52. 52Remaining Chapels and Chiesa Maggiore.8 min
  53. 53CHAPTER XVI. TABACHETTI’S WORK AT CREA.11 min
  54. 54CHAPTER XVII. CONCLUSION.11 min
  55. 55Photographs of Subjects ON THE SACRO MONTE.2 min
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