Uncover an ancient code and investigate this extraordinary undercurrent of history.Fascinated from an early age by the paintings of Poussin, Leonardo and other great master, Peter Blake has watched as others have made guesses as to their meanings, even linking them to the mysteries surrounding the French village of Rennes-le-Chateau - at the core of the seminal HOLY BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL. But from the recurrent geometrical themes Peter has discerned in the paintings, he reaches quite different conclusions from those grasped at by other researchers. For instance, by overlaying the grids found in key paintings of both Poussin and Leonardo on maps of the Languedoc, he has pinpointed a never-before-discovered hill tomb. If the clues that have lead him this far on the trail are right, this could be the final resting place of two of the most significant characters in the Bible. But the fact the tomb exists is only a starting point. Through following the trail by which he found it we unravel a rich cloth of learning and religion spun in secrecy over the centuries, and uncover the true identity of a host of remarkable historical characters, all party to the secret of the ciphers - from popes and painters to the real Man in the Iron Mask.
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The fascinating resolution to an enduring European mystery
The culmination of twenty years of research by Peter Blake, assisted for the last four years by myself, Paul S Blezard, this book presents new evidence and interpretations of the Rennes-le-Chateau mystery that first came to public prominence through Baigent, Leigh and Lincoln's book "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail".
Taking the Poussin work "Les Bergers d'Arcadie" as his starting point, Blake discovered that paintings by other, previously unconnected artists, also had a geometric coding in their compositions. This discovery catalysed a most extraordinary quest which led him to review the origins of religious thinking, through the civilisations of Babylon and Egypt and ultimately to a most unexpected and startling discovery which may have wider implications for the Christian Church.
As the co-author of this book, I hope that readers will find it both a fascinating record of Peters personal quest and a thought-provoking analysis of the history and secrets which lie behind this enduring mystery.
Fascinated from an early age by the paintings of Poussin, Leonardo and other great masters, Peter Blake has watched as others have made guesses as to their meanings, even linking them to the mysteries surrounding the French village of Rennes-le-Chateau - at the core of the seminal "Holy Blood, Holy Grail". But from the recurrent geometrical themes Blake has discerned in the paintings, he reaches quite different conclusions from those grasped at by other researchers. For instance, by overlaying the grids found in key paintings of both Poussin and Leonardo on maps of the Langeudoc, he has pinpointed a never-before-discovered hill tomb. If the clues that have lead him this far on the trail are right, this could be the final resting place of two of the most significant characters from the Bible. But the fact that the tomb exists is only a starting point. Through following the trail by which he found it we unravel a rich cloth of learning and religion spun in secrecy over the centuries, and uncover the true identity of a host of remarkable historical characters, all party to the secret of the ciphers - from popes and painters to the real Man in the Iron Mask.
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