With Desiderium Sapientiae (The Desire for
Wisdom) written in 1996, and Le Porte
Celesti (The Doors of Heaven) published in 1999, now both out of print,
Renzo Manetti returns in this book to his favourite theme of medieval sacred
architecture and its symbols. Taking his cue from the complex symbolic
vocabulary of the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte in Florence, he explores the
true significance of the church as a Door to Heaven, one of those mysterious
“thin” places on our planet where the spirit materialises and the body becomes
spirit under the influence of powerful currents of energy. This new essay completes his first historical
novel Il Segreto di San Miniato (The
Secret of San Miniato), explaining some of the more arcane passages in the
novel which may appear at first sight to be beyond the informed layman’s grasp.
The two books are complementary because each contains something the
other is missing. This essay explains the symbols, but only the novel provides
the key to open the hidden door.
Esauriti Desiderium Sapientiae del 1996 e Le Porte Celesti del 1999, Renzo Manetti torna sul tema a
lui caro dell’architettura sacra medievale e dei simboli che la
contraddistinguono. Partendo dal complesso linguaggio simbolico della basilica
di San Miniato al Monte di Firenze, lo studio si estende al significato stesso
dell’edificio sacro come Porta del Cielo, luogo misterioso dove lo spirito si
materializza e il corpo si spiritualizza sotto l’influsso di potenti correnti
energetiche. Questo nuovo saggio integra il romanzo Il Segreto di San
Miniato, spiegandone alcuni passaggi a
prima vista incomprensibili. I due libri si completano fra loro, perché
ciascuno contiene qualcosa che l’altro non ha: quest’ ultimo spiega i simboli
ma solo il primo fornisce la chiave per aprirne la porta nascosta.
Originally published as: La lingua degli angeli, Polistampa,
Florence, March 2009
Reprints: December 2012, July 2019
1st English edition: June 2011 (translation by Stephen Tobin)
With Desiderium Sapientiae (The Desire for
Wisdom) written in 1996, and Le Porte
Celesti (The Doors of Heaven) published in 1999, now both out of print,
Renzo Manetti returns in this book to his favourite theme of medieval sacred
architecture and its symbols. Taking his cue from the complex symbolic
vocabulary of the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte in Florence, he explores the
true significance of the church as a Door to Heaven, one of those mysterious
“thin” places on our planet where the spirit materialises and the body becomes
spirit under the influence of powerful currents of energy. This new essay completes his first historical
novel Il Segreto di San Miniato (The
Secret of San Miniato), explaining some of the more arcane passages in the
novel which may appear at first sight to be beyond the informed layman’s grasp.
The two books are complementary because each contains something the
other is missing. This essay explains the symbols, but only the novel provides
the key to open the hidden door.
Originally published as: La lingua degli angeli, Polistampa,
Florence, March 2009
Reprints: December 2012, July 2019
1st English edition: June 2011 (translation by Stephen Tobin)
Polistampa, 2011
Pagine: 88
Caratteristiche: ill. b/n, br.
Formato: 15x21
ISBN: 978-88-596-0947-6
Collana:
La storia raccontata, 26
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