Portal de Caravaca de la Cruz
www.portaldecaravaca.com
The presidential advisor, Manuel Campos, today announced the publication 'The window of appearance', the author Pablo Alonso Bermejo, who becomes "a milestone in the history of the Region of Murcia, with which, through a interesting and innovative study gives a very important twist on the mystery of the Window Appearance of Caravaca de la Cruz. "
Campos highlighted the "significant effort and work" Pablo Alonso Bermejo with this work after eighteen years of intense research, "making reveal the meaning of an inscription, which until now had not been able to decipher."
The book is a "mysterious and amazing journey" through the history of the Region of Murcia, discovers, interprets and analyzes the significance of each of the 42 enigmatic signs that surround the Appearance Window, located in one of the chapels Royal Basilica Shrine of the True Cross of Caravaca.
The head of the Ministry of the Presidency stressed that "for the first time, plasma letter at the meaning of the inscription in Gothic oculus about 75 centimeters in diameter," by which, according to history, came the famous Cross of Caravaca during the miraculous events in the thirteenth century.
In "The Window of Appearance ', published by Three Cultures, under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Pablo Alonso Bermejo reveals that the signs come from several types of scripts: Syriac, Hebrew, Greek and Latin as well as' The General figure ', a code consisting of military and diplomatic purposes created for King Philip II and first used in the year 1556.
To solve the puzzle, the author pays particular attention to an entry in the drum of the dome of the Shrine of Caravaca, allowing the window to know what and how to orient it correctly, and the 'Game of Josephus', a game sixteenth century mathematician facilitates the management of the signs of the window, as they should be read.
With the combination of these two elements, the signs come to life both morphological and phonetically correct order allowing the text for translation.
About the Author
Pablo Bermejo Alonso (Sevilla, 1961), is a historian at the University of Málaga, academic and founder of the number of Historical Studies Academy Ortiz de Zúñiga, Seville and Spanish-American member of the Academy of Genealogy and Heraldry.
His research career has been directed especially to the world of symbolism, thematic lectures focused more in Murcia, Galicia and Navarre, where he has published several studies in an informative, especially about the Middle Ages.
From the literary point of view, was 'ex aequo' awards 'Murcia Youth 1987', in the form of paper, and 'Young Murcia 1988', in test mode.
Also served as the work of literary criticism in the Journal de Murcia 16, during the years 1990-1991.
His works include symbology, and as co-author, with the poet Clara Janes 'Trees of Three Cultures' (Murcia Three Cultures Festival, 2004), a symbolic guide to the Chapter of the Monastery of Oseira (Orense), in 2011, 'The Stars of Eunate' (Navarra), edited by Templespaña in 2009.
Source: CARM
Privacy policy
- Legal notice
- Cookies