Tabula Cebetis 3: Education and ignorance
The third part of our series on the Tabula Cebetis is about the second wall circle, where you have to follow the path of virtue again...
3 books you must read! Theme? Middle Ages
The manager of the Anton Pfeiler bookshop, Christine Ammer, gives us 3 book tips on the subject of the Middle Ages. “Die Nibelungen” by Roman Wolf, “Der...
The Path of Life: Tabula Cebetis
The motif at the foot of the temple of the god Kronos shows people’s journey through life and the hurdles that have to be overcome. But what...
What is LOVE? And HOW do you find it? (Part 2)
According to our modern understanding, we mean that one simply “meets” love; not so in the medieval understanding: according to the symbolism of the story of...
Good angel, Bad angel?! DISCOVER how hell was created!
On the panel of the Isenheim Altar in the Antonite Monastery in Alsace, a small black devil has been discovered. Or is it an angel? We do...
Angels in our History: Heaven, Earth and Hell
Heavenly armies, angelic princes, guardian angels, avenging and death angels, renegade and fallen angels…. Angels have an important role in the history of mankind. But what are...
Gold, Fruit of the Supernova
Gold has been the object of power and fascination since the dawn of our history. But where does gold come from? Why is it so important...
The Apocalypse and what causes it
The lamb has two symbolisms in the history of the Middle Ages: that of sacrifice and that of victory. But how does it relate to the...
Book illumination: The secrets of the Middle Ages (2)
After a short introduction to understanding the miniatures and how to read them, the different periods of book illumination are explained. This ranges from insular book...