Author : Andrew Sinclair
Publisher : Carroll & Graf Pub
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 11,86 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786706044
An unparalleled historical study of the legend of the Holy Grail traces its origins in the pagan sacrifices of ancient Babylon, its culmination in the tales of King Arthur, and its influence on the culture of Western civilization today.
Author : Margarita Torres Sevilla
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 43,51 MB
Release : 2015-04-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1782433465
Meticulously researched, this is a fascinating and unique guide to history of the Holy Grail.
Author : Michael Bradley
Publisher : Willowdale, Ont. : Hounslow Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 42,46 MB
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Andrew Sinclair
Publisher : Birlinn Limited
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 23,36 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9781841583969
The discovery of a tombstone built by his ancestors set Andrew Sinclair on a trail that was to lead to major re-assessments, not only of our understanding of the discovery of America, but also of the origins of the freemasons and their role in world history. Based on stunning new archaeological evidence, both in the UK and the USA, The Sword and the Grail details the part played by the Order of the Knights of the Temple - here proved to be the true antecedents of the Freemasons - in the discovery of America.
Author : Karen Ralls
Publisher : Quest Books
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 39,21 MB
Release : 2012-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0835630110
Why do the powerful medieval Knights Templar, the famed warriors of the Crusades, still intrigue many today? A secret society long shrouded in mystery, the Templars were believed to conduct mystical rituals, to guard the Holy Grail, and to possess the priceless treasures of the Temple of Jerusalem. Did they bring their treasure to North America, as some legends say? This definitive work about the Templars and their presumed hidden knowledge addresses many such fascinating questions, with rare photos from the Rosslyn Chapel Museum (Scotland) included.
Author : Andrew Sinclair
Publisher : Birlinn Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,19 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9781841582184
The discovery of a tombstone built by his ancestors set Andrew Sinclair on a trail that was to lead to major re-assessments, not only of our understanding of the discovery of America, but also of the origins of the Freemasons and their role in world history. Based on stunning new archaeological evidence, both in the UK and the USA, The Sword and the Grail details the part played by the Order of the Knights of the Templar - here proved to be the true antecedents of the Freemansons - in the discovery of America. As they fled the authorities who wished to destroyed them, some of the outlawed Templars carried their treasure to St Clair Castle, where the knights' relics are still buried. The tomb of their St Clair Grand Master, with the Grail carved on his stone, lies in Rosslyn, the core chapel of the Masonic movement. With the help of the sea skills and wealth of the Templars, the St Clair Grand Master, tried to found a new Jerusalem in the New World, landing with 300 colonists, first in what is now Nova Scotia and then in New England, more than 90 years before Columbus.
Author : Claire Nahmad
Publisher :
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 42,21 MB
Release : 2009
Category :
ISBN : 9781861633095
Author : Joseph Goering
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 14,37 MB
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0300138202
Some fifty years before Chrétien de Troyes wrote what is probably the first and certainly the most influential story of the Holy Grail, images of the Virgin Mary with a simple but radiant bowl (called a “grail” in local dialect) appeared in churches in the Spanish Pyrenees. In this fascinating book, Joseph Goering explores the links between these sacred images and the origins of one of the West’s most enduring legends. While tracing the early history of the grail, Goering looks back to the Pyrenean religious paintings and argues that they were the original inspiration of the grail legend. He explains how storytellers in northern France could have learned of these paintings and how the enigmatic “grail” in the hands of the Virgin came to form the centerpiece of a story about a knight in King Arthur’s court. Part of the allure of the grail, Goering argues, was that neither Chrétien nor his audience knew exactly what it represented or why it was so important. And out of the attempts to answer those questions the literature of the Holy Grail was born.
Author : Philip Gardiner
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 13,57 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1780282419
This is the extraordinary story of the discovery of the ultimate secrets of some of the world's most enigmatic mysteries - including the Holy Grail, the Elixir of Life and the Philosopher's Stone.
Author : Richard W. Barber
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 21,61 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674013902
In this fascinating work, Barber traces the history of the legends surrounding the Holy Grail, beginning with Chrtien de Troyes's great romances of the 12th century and the medieval Church's religious version of the secular ideal.
