Forced baptisms : histories of Jews, Christians, and converts in papal Rome / by Caffiero, Marina

Table of Contents: “…Negotiated relations: popes, the church, the Jews -- Favor fidei: the birth of a new jurisprudence -- Offerings of Jewish infants to the Catholic faith -- Cruel grandparents -- Denunciations and retractions -- Baptisms, doctrines, rites, and symbols -- Plural identities: neophytes male and female.…”

Manipulating theophany : light and ritual in north Adriatic architecture (ca. 400-ca. 800) / by Ivanovici, Vladimir

Table of Contents: “…Light in late antique baptismal theory and practice --…”
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Not all of us were brave / by Scislowski, Stanley, 1923-

Table of Contents: “…Foreword; Introduction; Maps; Chapter 1: From the Holding Unit to the Perths; Chapter 2: From Timberwolf to our Battle Baptism; Chapter 3: The Winter Front; Chapter 4: In the Mountains at Cassino; Chapter 5: The Liri Valley Push; Chapter 6: Spearhead in the Gothic Line; Chapter 7: Into the Po Plains; Chapter 8: Assault Across the Lamone River; Chapter 9: The Battle of the Fosso Munio; Chapter 10: The Push to the Bonifica Canal.…”
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Unspeakable women : selected short stories written by Italian women during Fascism /

Table of Contents: “…Grace / Grazia Deledda -- The captain / Ada Negri -- Man and death / Marinella Lodi -- Sensitivity / Amalia Guglielminetti -- Baptisms / Grazia Deledda -- Beyond the labyrinth / Carola Prosperi -- Fog / Maria Luisa Astaldi -- The movies / Ada Negri -- A boy / Pia Rimini -- Portrait of a country woman -- Grazia Deledda -- The pomegranate / Gianna Manzini -- A white cloud / Gianna Manzini -- A drama in silence / Maddalena Crispolti -- Discordance / Gianna Manzini -- Woman with a little girl / Ada Negri -- A life story? …”

Unspeakable Women : Selected Short Stories Written by Italian Women During Fascism. by Pickering-Iazzi, Robin

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Chronological Listing of Short Stories; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Grazia Deledda, Grace; Ada Negri, The Captain; Marinella Lodi, Man and Death; Amalia Guglielminetti, Sensitivity; Grazia Deledda, Baptisms; Carola Prosperi, Beyond the Labyrinth; Maria Luisa Astaldi, Fog; Ada Negri, The Movies; Pia Rimini, A Boy; Grazia Deledda, Portrait of a Country Woman; Gianna Manzini, The Pomegranate; Gianna Manzini, A White Cloud; Maddalena Crispolti, A Drama in Silence; Gianna Manzini, Discordance; Ada Negri, Woman with a Little Girl.…”
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William Lloyd Garrison and Giuseppe Mazzini : abolition, democracy, and radical reform / by Dal Lago, Enrico, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Garrisonian abolitionism, Mazzinian democratic nationalism, and transnational comparisons -- Early attempts at democratization : the making of two radical leaders, 1805-1830 -- Exercises in media proselytism : journalism and revolutionary apostolate, 1831-1833 -- Working toward global middle-class inclusiveness : the fight for freedom from local to federal, 1833-1837 -- Confronting ideological inertias : Garrisonians, Mazzinians, and their enemies, 1838-1846 -- Baptisms of fire for new social ideas : political defeat, radical intransigence, and internationalism, 1846-1853 -- Endorsement and refusal of mainstream radicalism : Garrison's and Mazzini's times for action, 1854-1861 -- Political stalemate between opposite extremisms : Garrison's compromise and Mazzini's defeat, 1862-1870 -- Conclusion : different ends and parallel fame of two iconic radicals.…”
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PRIVATE IN THE TEXAS ARMY : at war in Italy, France, and Germany with the 111th engineers, 36th ... division, in World War II. by Pearce, John A., 1946-

Table of Contents: “…A Dose of Reality-Africa -- Chapter 3. Baptism Under Fire -- Chapter 4. Napoli -- Chapter 5. …”
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In other words / by Lahiri, Jhumpa

The Bible and natural philosophy in Renaissance Italy : Jewish and Christian physicians in search of truth / by Berns, Andrew D., 1980-

Table of Contents: “…Aldrovandi, Guilandinus, and Pliny's Natural HistoryFrom Pliny to the Bible: Leoniceno's Legacy in the Later Sixteenth Century; Aldrovandi and Other Contemporary bibliologiae; Conclusion; 3 "The Grandeur of the Science of God"; David de' Pomi and Greek Education; Natural Philosophy in tsemaḥ david; David de' Pomi and Renaissance Lexicography; Hyacinth and tsemaḥ david; Conclusion; 4 Jewish-Christian Relations in Sixteenth-Century Italy; Portaleone's Medical Letters and Jewish-Christian Relations in Renaissance Italy; Bread; Monsters; Magno and Baptism; Portaleone and Jewish concerns.…”
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Tolerance, regulation and rescue : dishonoured women and abandoned children in Italy, 1300-1800 / by Pullan, Brian S.

Table of Contents: “…Children of wedlockConclusion; Notes; 9 Abandonment, reception and infant mortality; Arrival; Great numbers and arduous journeys; Baptisms and tokens; The ordeal of the nursery; Infant mortality; Conclusion; Notes; 10 Fostering and adoption; Nurses in town and country; Inspection and fraud; Restoration and adoption; Conclusion; Notes; 11 Foundlings and society; 'Scholars or artificers'; Domestic service; Female conservatories; Music and austerity; Marriage and spinsterhood; Oppression and protest; Innocents and outcasts; Conclusion; Notes; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index…”
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Piero della Francesca: Artist and Man. by Banker, James R.

Table of Contents: “…Piero's Formation in Sansepolcro -- Sansepolcro -- The Della Francesca Family -- Piero as Apprentice and Assistant -- The Baptism of Christ -- 2. In Search of Piero, the Persistent Traveler, 1439 -- 50 -- Piero and the Culture of Florence -- Piero North of Tuscany -- Piero in Sansepolcro in 1445: The Misericordia Contract -- Ferrara -- Piero in Ancona -- 3. …”
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