The Relic Master

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Rome, 2017 -- Part one. Basel, 1517; Rhine; Albrecht; Frederick; Durer; Boat of the fisherman; Disaster; The shroud of Mainz; Render unto Caesar; To hell with purgatory; On my honor; A great day; Not a great day; Cardinal sin; Is something amiss?; Penance; Dismissal -- Part two. Cunrat, Nutker, Unks; Count Lothar; Magda; Attack; Paracelsus; The dance of death; Gifts; The Bauges; Chambery; A plan; Lothar redux; Rostang; Charles the good; Three kings; Digitalis; Very awkward; Ecce Sindon; That was a viewing, eh?; Did it do the trick?; Consummatum est; At the bibulous bishop; Pursuivants; Rehearsal; What would Jesus want?; What if they drink the wine?; Let us ambulate together; The last supper; We are finished, you and i; Places, gentlemen; He'd better be; The bridge; Suggestions, gentlemen?; Why, Hammering?; Vois. Ci. Loth. -- Vale -- Appendix -- Sources.;1517. Dismas is a relic hunter who procures "authentic" religious relics for wealthy and influential clients, and is as honest as any relic dealer can be. When Dismas and his artist friend Dürer conspire to manufacture a shroud to sell to the unsuspecting noble, Dürer's reckless pride exposes Cardinal Albrecht's newly acquired shroud as a fake, the Cardinal puts Dismas and Dürer in the custody of four loutish mercenaries and sends them all to steal Christ's burial cloth-- the Shroud of Chambéry-- Europe's most celebrated relic. Rome, 2017 -- Part one. Basel, 1517 Rhine Albrecht Frederick Durer Boat of the fisherman Disaster The shroud of Mainz Render unto Caesar To hell with purgatory On my honor A great day Not a great day Cardinal sin Is something amiss? Penance Dismissal -- Part two. Cunrat, Nutker, Unks Count Lothar Magda Attack Paracelsus The dance of death Gifts The Bauges Chambery A plan Lothar redux Rostang Charles the good Three kings Digitalis Very awkward Ecce Sindon That was a viewing, eh? Did it do the trick? Consummatum est At the bibulous bishop Pursuivants Rehearsal What would Jesus want? What if they drink the wine? Let us ambulate together The last supper We are finished, you and i Places, gentlemen He'd better be The bridge Suggestions, gentlemen? Why, Hammering? Vois. Ci. Loth. -- Vale -- Appendix -- Sources.