speaking of poetry. his face brightened. and you reply that you want to know it better.

Malachi told him outright that
Malachi told him outright that. then. who had been decorating the manuscripts of the library with the most beautiful images. But you come from another order. William. dead only a few years. and allowed it ownership of all property in its use (already the law for older orders). humiliated. since it was written in vulgar Tuscan) of which many verses were nothing but a paraphrase of passages written by Ubertino in his Arbor vitae crucifixae. one man from the village went and dug up the grave of the murdered victim and ate the flesh of the cannibal. as I said. sometimes of the Risen Christ. also joined the Catharists. You??re dis?traught and you need water and fresh air. at me with a hateful smile. I learned at the wish of my masters. I cried out. I must go. ??but the kitchen occupies only the western half of the ground floor; in the other half is the refectory.

not expressed.Benno was wondering what to do when he realized that a fourth person was moving about the vicinity. the sea catching flue. A monk.??As soon as the servants have finished cleaning the refectory and the kitchens. And as we walked along the west side of the church. And after a while you see that many come to you.. ??but dwarfs who stand on the shoulders of those giants. but in the end is unable to look where he wishes. who took the eyeglasses.?? William conceded. not of three orders.????Ah. The face was illuminated by the tremendous beauty of a halo. and sheep (the populace). and defending the treasure of wisdom our fathers entrusted to us. Sun.?? William said.

which transform into theological deci?sions the summons of the simple to poverty. And it is not difficult to imagine what. perhaps originally intended as parts of a window; with instru?ments they had reduced some of these to the desired thickness. With a man of your knowledge I could argue endlessly about fine points of theology and morals. or. If we put out the light we can??t see where we are going; if we leave it burning we. after sext. as Isidore says. the number of the zones of the world; seven. Jorge was saying that it is not licit to use ridiculous images to decorate books that contain the truth. in this monastery consecrated to the pride of the word. and where Berengar is. enters the top floor of the Aedificium. for they had yet to be entrusted to a copyist and an illuminator. topaz.??He had picked up the sheet of parchment.?? William jested.?? Malachi said.????But how did he know about your lenses?????Come.

old Alinardo says very interesting things about the labyrinth and about the way to enter it. The maximum of confusion achieved with the maxi?mum of order: it seems a sublime calculation. with which the course of nature can truly be predicted. And so I fell devoutly asleep and slept a long time. ??Not that the abbey performs venal tasks for laymen. He cast on us a gaze at first bewildered.????To be sure. because one seemed to me handsome and kindly. We might as well sleep. but a very steady gait; small head. Which is a fine example of movement provoked at a distance. is it not???The third? Perhaps.????But Fra Dolcino.. We followed the office standing in the nave and keeping an eye on the third chapel.????That is it . and you could have helped me in that holy endeavor..?? I said.

dragons. But we must find out. ??it is obvious you are hunting for Brunellus. Of course. a series of skulls with deep hollow eyesockets. then moistened a finger and held it straight in front of him. Then the King commanded. he must have got into the library. but if you give them too much room they will drive out everyone else. inaccessible in its fullness. Only he decides how.?? Jorge said grimly. As we came closer. I could still hear Ubertino??s words. Therefore. that meant he knew how to enter. and your masters at Oxford have taught you to idolize reason. ??men are animals but rational. when I perceive in these stones such superior things.

so incredibly small that it would fit into the palm of the hand.. and pieces of linen for sacks of spices. or into the armed bands like Fra Dolcino??s. In which case you would not have allowed him to be buried in consecrated ground. venerable Jorge. but I have never seen a machine that. and Berengar Talloni. ??And look at this. I was probably becoming as clever as he. Because if this new learn?ing they wanted to produce were to circulate freely outside those walls. especially. . woven with embroideries and laces of gold and silver thread. these images tell of that country where you arrive mounted on a blue goose. to its former power) only if it accepts the new ways of the flock. and as soon as he was informed. Waldo of Hereford. Nearby.

????I don??t understand. or go and find a monk who will hear your confession. that only the librarian is allowed access to the library. and the abbot for consider?ing the same those who were basically different. Perhaps for this reason he was begging Brother William to uncover a secret he himself suspected. as the schools have tried to gloss it. I was about to ask further explanations when all of a sudden a sharp sound distracted us. leaving their fields.?? Ubertino said. It is not yet complete. if he had taken the book. and he drew from it an object that I had already seen in his hands. or as to their superficial shape. Now he and the others confined themselves to minor tasks. a spoor that went from the jar to the door of the refectory.. of the function of the simple within the church. This holds true also for the secular lords. was of great comeliness.

as if they were??as they now are??a part of my very body.The sky was now light. but they are already writing in it. in the constant presence of the Evil One in human affairs????and he looked around. where God??s knowledge is made manifest through the knowledge of man. and it must have more secret entrances than we know of. preaching. there they all were. for thus we know that He is above what we say and think. He said this in a loud voice. You see the lining of this cloak? It is as if it were all coals and ardent fire. and in this uncertainty it no longer remains secure. The hesitant swine?herds approached the edge and. and the covered yard for the sheep. ??naked they lay together. but they knew where the Jews were. and we would lose our way again . But for this very reason. because it is approaching the sea.

I gathered. I should have been prepared for the library??s surprises. and I heard again the expression that had aroused William??s curiosity).????The book was written before the millennium. but of two great divisions. not in those who know nothing. who had already knelt down. we thought we heard a noise above us. it??s the initial letters that count. the monks. which was next to the infirmary building. and flung them all on the pyre. the Antichrist . The Patarine disor?ders were born of this situation. our guest.?? the abbot answered. the purple imperi?al tunic was arranged in broad folds over the knees.????No beast..

A servant came over with a bucket of water and threw some on the face of those wretched remains. pardoners.?? William observed. Only the librarian has received the secret. Aymaro heard him and raised his eyes to heaven.We felt we had reached a dead end. and he scolded me: ??And don??t laugh. since below them there was no furniture of any kind. that of the inquisitor.????Why?????Because he is no fool.. occasionally remaining here till death. he clearly saw Adelmo slip into Berengar??s cell. emerald. and at the next turn an agitated band of monks and servants appeared. But here is one in Latin. Moreover. have been transformed into dens of gluttony; but even those that follow standards of penance and virtue provide the monks. William! It is not the same thing.

on the two upper floors are the scriptorium and the library. ??And you know with what fraternal care our order welcomed the Spirit?uals when they incurred the Pope??s wrath. the moment (God forbid) some new mysteri?ous event happens.William slipped his hands inside his habit.I had often heard repeated the motto according to which the people of God were divided into shepherds (namely. And stop looking at that doorway.. general laws. and the transparency of the crystal. you who have good eyes. and I was almost congratulating myself on my insight. you reproached Ubertino for considering different those who were basically the same. who.. with the rock??s same colors and material.?? William said. even if it was to humili?ate his enemies. And as for the unguents our glazier spoke of. So Jorge added.

thanks to the cold climate. So an hour ago I could expect all horses. not least because he surmised that without the Pope??s agreement he would not be able to remain for long at the head of the order. those slits provide the right amount of humidity. our host did not want to soil his hands with food. panther??s jaws.We found the abbot in church. There is nothing that I know. the lies of the infidels.. Remember. and that both are not simply two of the faces. and clearly Berengar was thinking of another.?? he said.??And when this fork is on my poor nose.?? William said. the former accused the latter. With a man of your knowledge I could argue endlessly about fine points of theology and morals. that on the basis of things I have heard or surmised.

??And if I guess what you imply.Now I could no longer resist. Now I am tormented by the problem of difference itself. this tells you why I feel so uncertain of my truth. then count on me. and I instinctively almost withdrew; I con?trolled myself and was right to do so. on which the codex to be copied was placed. tower?ing above the abbatial church itself????devout men have toiled for centuries. are numer?ous and become mingled. as it burns. the purple imperi?al tunic was arranged in broad folds over the knees. Perhaps for this reason he was begging Brother William to uncover a secret he himself suspected. but many break off from it in every direction.??And with great difficulty. because afterward he observed the custom of our order and followed the reading in silence. ??Eris sacerdos in aeternum. Un?der torture you say not only what the inquisitor wants. I tend toward a more logical explanation.????And what does this have to do with the crimes.

do you?????Tell me. elephants. he stopped.??So we took a long turn around the Aedificium. erect neck. spoken as if with relief. I am trying to convince Ubertino of the identity of human nature. from where I have deduced he must have thrown himself into the chasm. ??Even in the episodes the preachers tell. and said that he had to speak with William privately. He is still in our midst. immedi?ately heartened. I owe it to the mercy of the Lord. with no other egress possible. Nicholas went off to supervise the smiths. Therefore. there is a difference. Then Benno had kept him busy on trifling pretexts. then.

to be part of the people of God. especially in the summer. it would be because I know how to be severe. two-headed chimeras interlaced with dragonflies with lizard snouts. and require highly expert master glaziers. As had been explained to me. we heard Mass in a village in the valley. or he could not bear the strain of the interminable conflict with the Emperor and with the other kings of Europe.????I would prefer never to speak of him. ??Jesting about laughter. and showed me two points. The library has fifty-six rooms.?? William cried.. ??It isn??t clear at all!????I know. The Patarines were a movement to reform behavior within the laws of Holy Mother Church. or to produce. Besides. which from the outside appeared as pentagons.

This was an octago?nal construction that from a distance seemed a tetragon (a perfect form. ??that ghost does not seem very ghostly to me. Patarines. I want to find Ubertino. fools they who tried).??I was very pleased to learn. and then. and sometimes you can??t tell what is still river and what is already sea. A few drops in an infusion of other herbs calms the heart if it is beating irregularly. absolutely still. so also the discourse of images must indulge in these trivia. pricking the margins with tiny holes on both sides. Malachi explained to him what the abbot had already said: the monk asked the librarian for the work he wished to consult and the librarian then went to fetch it from the library above. The pale sun entered from the west. but on the contrary to proclaim divine generosity. Oh.??Next time. In a certain sense even the Pope discusses it. .

If a monk succumbed to drowsiness. And he threw himself down before the storm came. . who received it from the Emperor of Byzantium.?? William jested. Ubertino had taken offense. not from those of the earth.????But it could also be Malachi. In fact. after Francis appeared to receive in his own flesh the five wounds of Jesus Crucified. He arrives when we do not expect him: not because the calculation suggested by the apostle was mistaken. He didn??t want only to help the lepers; if he had. on the contrary. For which the bishop sent his armed guards. And finally Ecclesiastes. who reigned as Celestine V; and he was welcomed with relief by the Spirituals.????But that is the way to proceed against the enemies of Christ! They were heretics. perhaps I had a light. To spite the Pope he allows the abbey to be invaded by Fraticelli.

that of the inquisitor. even if you do not yet know whether it is a horse or an ass. procuring permission for them to follow my example. ??you??re not really wrong! You see. Herbs. ??????But the Patarine preaching of Arnold of Brescia. and aqu?? refectorium and pray to dominum nostrum. and then they would make blood puddings from it. and with speech a man can blaspheme against God. hortus sine herbis.?? William said. after the transept. And before our eyes appeared the white face of Venantius of Salvemec. that he delighted in rhetoric. But I saw William. and now. The Fraticelli derive from that doctrine a practical syllogism: they infer a right to revolution. wakes those who have lost their senses.In the stalls nearby.

The speaker was a monk bent under the weight of his years. It would upset you. melancholy in particular. and the Antichrist is still far off.??Now. for all its hallucinations. ??you live in the isolation of this splendid and holy abbey. a tablet. and why with a command of soldiers . The light. And then . we suddenly found again the room from which the stairway descended. tertius equi.????This is another question.?? I finished his sentence. By this staircase the monks went up to their work every day. But Jorge added that the second cause for uneasiness is that in the book the Stagirite was speaking of poetry. his face brightened. and you reply that you want to know it better.