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Drawing on the Gospels, apocryphal material, and her own imagination, Mayer re-creates, in graceful prose, the early life of the Virgin Mary from her conception and birth to her education, marriage, and the birth of her son Jesus. Fine art paintings by Titian, Giotto di Bondone, and others illustrate the elegant volume. Source notes are appended.