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Norfolk, Lawrence

 
9781856194136: The Pope's Rhinoceros

Sinopsis

Set on the brink of the Reformation, this is a parable of an age rushing to its crisis. After hunting for the sunken city of Vineta, Salvestro is redeployed to find a rhinoceros to be given to the Pope. The story culminates in the sinking of the rhinoceros in 1516 on its way from India to Rome.

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Reseña del editor

In February 1516, a Portuguese ship sank with the loss of all hands a mile off the coast of Italy. The Nostra Senora da Adjuda had sailed 14,000 miles from the Indian kingdom of Gujarat: her mission; to deliver a rhinoceros to the Pope.

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Set on the brink of the Reformation, this is a parable of an age rushing to its crisis. After hunting for the sunken city of Vineta, Salvestro is redeployed to find a rhinoceros to be given to the Pope. The story culminates in the sinking of the rhinoceros in 1516 on its way from India to Rome.

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