by Fulcanelli · DEBOLSILLO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497595148
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«El misterio de las catedrales» is Fulcanelli's essay on hermetism and Gothic art, published by Debolsillo in paperback (208 pages, in Spanish).
Fulcanelli analyses Gothic architecture and ornamentation as a coded message: sculptures, stained glass and structural elements would convey an alchemical and hermetic teaching. He also presents the cathedrals as guardians of a tradition of hidden wisdom, in a work that has generated a long intellectual controversy.
Volume 32 of the «Essay | Philosophy» collection, translated by José Ferrer Aleu. Original title: «Le Mystère des cathédrales» (1926).
For readers interested in alchemy, symbolism and esotericism, and also for those seeking a heterodox reading of Gothic art.
Fulcanelli was the name used by a French alchemist and esoteric writer, whose identity is still debated. The name Fulcanelli seems to be a play on words: Vulcan, the ancient Roman god of fire, plus El, a Canaanite name for God and so the Sacred Fire.
