The Byzantine Empire (Revised Edition)

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In this book, Manuel Fernández exposes some of the great chapters in the history of the Templars, exploring their great secrets and bringing to light little-referenced episodes, such as their connection with the Holy Grail and the knights of King Arthur, the existence of two factions within the Order and mysticism within the brotherhood.

?Una carrera, con demasiados obstáculos a veces, que nos ha llevado a ser la especie dominante en nuestro planeta; la que ha dejado atrás a otros congéneres, también humanos, que no pudieron adaptarse a las condiciones cambiantes de nuestro planeta. Se trata de un libro entretenido y ameno para comprender por qué somos como somos.? (Blog El alfabeto sagrado) ?Desde que vivía colgado de los árboles hasta que pisó la luna, el camino de la especie humana para dominar el planeta que le vio crecer no ha sido fácil. Ha habido demasiados callejones sin salida, adaptaciones que terminaron...

The Lingua Ignota, "brought forth" by the twelfth-century German nun Hildegard of Bingen, provides 1012 neologisms for praise of Church and new expression of the things of her world. Noting her visionary metaphors, her music, and various medieval linguistic philosophies, Higley examines how the "Unknown Language" makes arid signifiers green again. This text, however, is too often seen in too narrow a context: glossolalia, angelic language, secret code. Higley provides an edition and English translation of its glosses in the Riesencodex (with assistance from the Berlin MS) , but also places it ...