Scriptum
Während der Ausstellungseröffnung mit wertvollen Reliquien aus dem Vatikan wird das New Yorker Metropolitan Museum von 4 Reitern in Rittertracht überfallen. Einer der geraubten Schätze, ein unscheinbares Holzkästchen, entpuppt sich als mittelalterliche Verschlüsselungsmaschine der Tempelritter.
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Während der Ausstellungseröffnung mit wertvollen Reliquien aus dem Vatikan wird das New Yorker Metropolitan Museum von 4 Reitern in Rittertracht überfallen. Einer der geraubten Schätze, ein unscheinbares Holzkästchen, entpuppt sich als mittelalterliche Verschlüsselungsmaschine der Tempelritter.
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ISBN:
9783499246913 (3499246910)
Edition language: Deutsch
Series: Templar (#1)
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