Treasure

Treasure (from Greek θησαυρός - thēsauros, meaning "treasure store",romanized as thesaurus) is a concentration of riches, often those that originate from ancient history, considered lost and/or forgotten until being rediscovered. Some jurisdictions legally define what constitutes treasure, such as in the British Treasure Act 1996.

The phrase "blood and treasure" or "lives and treasure" has been used to refer to the human and monetary costs associated with massive endeavours such as war that expend both.

Treasure hunting

Searching for hidden treasure is a common theme in legend; treasure hunters do exist, and can seek lost wealth for a living.

Buried treasure

A buried treasure is an important part of the popular beliefs surrounding pirates. According to popular conception, pirates often buried their stolen fortunes in remote places, intending to return for them later (often with the use of treasure maps).

There are three well known stories that helped popularize the myth of buried pirate treasure: "The Gold-Bug" by Edgar Allan Poe, "Wolfert Webber" by Washington Irving and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. They differ widely in plot and literary treatment but all are derived from the William Kidd legend. Stevenson's Treasure Island was directly influenced by Irving's "Wolfert Webber", Stevenson saying in his preface "It is my debt to Washington Irving that exercises my conscience, and justly so, for I believe plagiarism was rarely carried farther.. the whole inner spirit and a good deal of the material detail of my first chapters.. were the property of Washington Irving."

Church treasure

A church treasure (German: Kirchenschatz) is the collection of historical art treasures belonging to a church, usually a monastery (monastery treasure), abbey, cathedral. Such "treasure" is usually held and displayed in the church's treasury or in a diocesan museum. Historically the highlight of church treasures was often a collection of reliquaries.

As a result of gifts and the desire to acquire sacred artifacts, many churches over the centuries gathered valuable and historic collections of altar plate, illuminated manuscripts of liturgical or religious books, as well as vestments, and other works of art or items of historical interest. Despite iconoclasm, secularism, looting, fire, the enforced sale of treasure in times of financial difficulty, theft and other losses, much of this treasure has survived or has even been repurchased. Many large churches have been displaying their riches to visitors in some form for centuries.

Examples and museums of important church and cathedral treasures

Treasure (Holly Cole album)

Treasure is a limited edition compilation album by Holly Cole Trio. It was released in Canada in 1998 on Alert Records. It is a collection of "Hits and Previously Unreleased Tracks" from 1989-1993.

Track listing

  • "The Man I Love" [live/*] (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:48
  • "Girl Talk" (Hefti, Troup) - 4:37
  • "Talk to Me Baby" (Dolan, Mercer) - 4:35
  • "Trust in Me" (Sherman) - 4:04
  • "Slow Boat to China" [*] (Loesser) - 2:12
  • "Calling You" (Bob Telson) - 4:37
  • "Cry (If You Want To)" (Scott - 2:40
  • "Me and My Shadow" [*] (Dreyer, Jolson, Rose) - 4:06
  • "I Can See Clearly Now" (Johnny Nash) - 4:14
  • "Alison" [*] (Elvis Costello) - 3:25
  • "Last Rose of Summer" [*] (Tom Waits) - 2:18
  • "Tea for Two" [#] (Caesar, Youmans) - 2:50
  • "Christmas Trees and Holly Leaves" [#] (OHara) - 3:29
  • "Someone to Watch over Me" [live/*] (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 4:03
  • [*]Previously Unreleased [#]New Recording

    References

    DeMarco

    DeMarco or Demarco is a surname, originally meaning (son) of Marco.

    People with this name

  • Demarco (artist), stage name of Collin Edwards, Jamaican reggae artist
  • Ab DeMarco, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Ab DeMarco, Jr., American ice hockey player and Ab DeMarco's son
  • Antonio DeMarco, Mexican boxer
  • Bob DeMarco, American football player (active 1961–75)
  • Brian DeMarco, American football player (active 1995–99)
  • Edward J. DeMarco acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
  • Hugo Demarco, Argentine-French painter
  • Joseph DeMarco,Poet B.1981
  • Mac DeMarco, Canadian musician
  • Richard Demarco CBE, Scottish artist
  • Tom DeMarco, American software engineer and author
  • Tony DeMarco, American boxer
  • Tony DeMarco (dancer), American vaudeville dancer
  • Fictional characters

  • John R. DeMarco, main character in Don Juan DeMarco, 1995 film starring Johnny Depp
  • Galen DeMarco in the Judge Dredd universe
  • Reese DeMarco, character in Kay Hooper's Special Crimes Unit novels
  • Demarco (musician)

    Collin Demar Edwards (born 1982), better known by his stage name Demarco, is a Jamaican dancehall and reggae recording artist.

    Music

    Born in Portmore, St. Catherine Parish, Edwards gained his early experience performing at the Cactus nightclub at the age of 15, and was a selector for the Future Disco sound system. At the age of 16 he relocated to the US where he worked to fund his interest in music production, and began creating tracks for hip hop and dancehall artists.

    He is best known for his hit singles "Duppy Know Ah Who Fi Frighten", featuring on the Shoot Out Riddim, "Fallen Soldiers", "True Friend" and "Show It (So Sexy)". He also produced the Top Speed Riddim where he recorded the song "Gal Dem Want" with the Alliance leader Bounty Killer. In 2008 Demarco produced the Big League Riddim and recorded "Broomie" with Elephant Man and his own song "Spend Pon Dem". One Year later he produced a hit Riddim called Stress Free which had many hit songs like "Jump and Wine" by Tony Matterhorn, "Hammering" by Singing Craig, "Work Mi Ah Work" by Mister G and his own "She Can't Wait". He recorded a remix to Rihanna's Billboard #1 hit "Rude Boy".

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