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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Pgw
Publication date
June 16, 2015
Pages
183
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781940423104
ISBN-10
1940423104
Dimensions
0.50 by 5 by 7 in.
Weight
0.75 lbs.
Original list price
$14.95
Summaries and Reviews
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Sacred Bones is based on the true story of Deusdona (ÂGodâs giftâ), a ninth-century Roman deacon who worked in the catacombs, digging up worthless bones and selling them off as the holy remains of saints and martyrs. Deusdona thanked God for his worldly success, but he was also a clever businessman who knew how to strike deals with abbots and kings. It didnât hurt that no church could be sanctified without a relic in residence, and that the more relics a church displayed, the more pilgrims came to visit with their coins and their prayers.
Deusdona was a Willy Loman of the Dark Ages, trafficking in bones. Every spring, when the snows melted from the Alpine passes, he traveled north with his Âsamplesâ  arms, cheek bones, toes  filling orders from the previous summer and drumming up business for the year to come.
Whether he is floating in the buff in Charlemagneâs baths or gathering body parts in Romeâs underground City of the Dead, Deusdona offers us a vivid portrait of daily life in the early Middle Ages at an early stage in the transformation of ancient Rome into the City of God.
Sacred Bones is both a medieval whodunit and a wry portrait of an age that has seldom been brought to life in such detail. Readers will relish the chance to immerse themselves in this oddly contemporary world.
Deusdona was a Willy Loman of the Dark Ages, trafficking in bones. Every spring, when the snows melted from the Alpine passes, he traveled north with his Âsamplesâ  arms, cheek bones, toes  filling orders from the previous summer and drumming up business for the year to come.
Whether he is floating in the buff in Charlemagneâs baths or gathering body parts in Romeâs underground City of the Dead, Deusdona offers us a vivid portrait of daily life in the early Middle Ages at an early stage in the transformation of ancient Rome into the City of God.
Sacred Bones is both a medieval whodunit and a wry portrait of an age that has seldom been brought to life in such detail. Readers will relish the chance to immerse themselves in this oddly contemporary world.
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9781940423104 | details & prices | 183 pages | 5.00 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Sacred Bones is based on the true story of Deusdona (ÂGodâs giftâ), a ninth-century Roman deacon who worked in the catacombs, digging up worthless bones and selling them off as the holy remains of saints and martyrs.
About: Sacred Bones is based on the true story of Deusdona (ÂGodâs giftâ), a ninth-century Roman deacon who worked in the catacombs, digging up worthless bones and selling them off as the holy remains of saints and martyrs.
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