|
|
books
| book details |
Cracking the Symbol Code: The Heretical Message within Church and Renaissance Art
By (author) Tim Wallace-Murphy
|
| on special |
normal price: R 742.95
Price: R 667.95
|
| book description |
A heretic in medieval times was anyone who dissented from the established Church's view, and to be branded a heretic invited torture and execution. Such dissenters included the Knights Templar, the Freemasons, the Cathars, and scientists of the day. Their mission was to safeguard the truth about Jesus Christ and his ministry, which they believed was revealed in certain early scriptures and had been rejected and suppressed ruthlessly in the name of the Church. They devised an ingenius and complex secret code for communicating with others of like minds and to preserve the truth for future generations. This code was concealed in symbols which they hid in the art, artefacts and architecture of the medieval world. Symbolism has always been used by man in his exploration of the world of the spirit, and Christian symbolism was prevalent throughout medieval religious art and architecture. It is a relatively recent discovery that there were deeper layers of meaning disguised within that symbolism: ""heretical"" ideas that were kept hidden from the prying eyes of a repressive hierarchy. Decoding this ""hidden symbolism"" is on two levels. There are certain keys, but there will always be an intuitive element to the understanding of the coded messages. This book is an inspiration to search out the secret messages that were meant for us and our descendants as much as for the artists' contemporaries.
| product details |
Normally shipped |
Publisher | Watkins Media Limited
Published date | 27 Apr 2006
Language |
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 320
Dimensions | 234 x 153 x 25mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 531g
ISBN | 978-1-8429-3207-0
Readership Age |
BISAC | religion / christianity / general
| other options |
|
|
To view the items in your trolley please sign in.
| sign in |
|
|
|
| specials |
|
|
An epic love story with the pulse of a thriller that asks: what would you risk for a second chance at first love?
|
|
|
Mason Coile
Paperback / softback
224 pages
was: R 520.95
now: R 468.95
|
A terrifying locked-room mystery set in a remote outpost on Mars.
|
|
|
|
