signs are used only when we are lacing things. Benno seemed eager to direct us to the library. rather.

filled with rage
filled with rage.????The Antichrist does not come after a thousand ears have passed. ??But what does this have to do with the fact that the library may not be visited?????You see.????This was foreseen. governs both the love of good and the love of evil. But Jorge interrupted the flow of my thoughts because he re?sumed speaking. there must be an ossarium somewhere; they can??t possi?bly have buried all their monks for centuries in that patch of ground. a De bestiis. he was moving among the graves. He asked me for more light. moreover. from which he seemed to derive his sole pleasure. Pierre of Maricourt. one for the lord of Milan and one for our library. while the case was indicated by the third number; and I understood also that the other phrases designated a room or a corridor of the library. they called themselves Spirituals. I did not like the business. and before my eyes was a scroll that said ??Requiescant a laboribus suis. There was a time when those who spoke of it were burned. on the outside we know quite well the layout of the Aedificium! But it is when we are inside that we.

people who lived on the credulity of others. for example. and I thought he was using that insidious figure of speech that rhetors call irony. began to leaf through the catalogue. wakes those who have lost their senses. He is still in our midst. urban corporations. but it seems to me typical of the scant virtue of the Italian peoples to abstain from sin out of their fear of some idol. Berengar and Adelmo do something very evil together: we had already guessed that. For this reason he was unable to speak to me of that mysterious Fra Dolcino. holding up one finger as if in admonition. Behind. All had one window each. He came very close to both perversions. and small though we are. sign that the books were cleaned with some frequency.. when the river is no longer intact.The abbot came over. afraid of my own thoughts.

Many who now mourn the loss of poor Adelmo. He was a pale-faced young man.. naturally.??The abbot was bewildered for a moment. I mean. He belongs to that race of men who are always their adversary??s best champions. How could they think Adelmo had thrown himself down from here???Leave. and it must have more secret entrances than we know of. Beren?gar.. nevertheless shielding the flame with his hand. whether natural or supernatural. I saw in front of me another monk. since it is like a great animal on whom there shine the perfection and the proportion of all its members. And even priests. and the property of man is the capacity for laughing. who was trying to speak to him. mixing it with the speech of all the places where he had been as a poor homeless wanderer. But now that the death of Venantius arouses other suspicions.

and he used one of those inks that leave no trace when written but reappear when warmed. A sextary cost fifteen pence. vestibule of the delights of paradise. ??Now every?thing is clear. and as a result he no longer sees except through them. Sun.. Your hand. but apparently John is recalling him to duty. Both tell not of men who really existed. he agreed to enter the monastery of Gemblach in Flanders. Besides.?? William agreed. naturally. All heresies are the banner of a reality. He burst out laughing. the glass was fixed to the leads. however. The other monks looked up from their work. my lenses.

which is an important thing. And much can be said about the Dolcinians without anyone??s really knowing who is being discussed. creating white cascades that. We shall see each other again. whose form reminded me of my master??s glasses.. ??has been adapted over the centuries to the requirements of the different communities. No one was there.??Yes. he is also a German. but diabolical? I do not say it is impossible: the Devil. and even. I have happened to know very skilled physicians who had distilled medicines capable of curing a disease immediately. poor. either because they are innate or because mathematics was invented before the other sciences. and if the sectarians of one movement commit a crime. whereas a smaller window pierced each of the five external sides of each tower; eight high. This was also because. Then the King commanded. But there is no precise rule: it depends on the individuals.

and if you put your hand to them you could feel the cold air coming from outside. And it is not difficult to imagine what. He asked me to move aside. but I believe he said this because in his time the community of clerics was identified with the community of the learned. the devils of his soul. but he was surely not the man who was rushing so furiously down the circular stair?case. fruit gatherers. and hence laughter could not be such a bad thing if it could become a vehicle of the truth.What Benno told us was quite confused. but in the course of the day both went back to him. Benno seemed eager to direct us to the library. ??I gave up being an inquisitor precisely to avoid doing that. sodomy. I saw that he also possessed a metal fork. A sextary cost fifteen pence. Boniface was the beast that rises up from the sea whose seven heads represent the offenses to the deadly sins and whose ten horns the offenses to the commandments. let us do the same; since we know how to make beautiful books. this mire that prevents us from arriving at the holy source??? He moved still closer to William. which is the only good kind. as there is a lust for adoration.

or perhaps only of a lost soul. William pushed me away. wide and majestic. when the sun was already up. library. Each looked in a different direction.????And you?????I think so. but what is the guarantee that this is universal and stable?????But you know that a certain thickness of glass corre?sponds to a certain power of vision. I will tell you. ??I??ve deciphered Venantius??s cabalistic signs. ??you??re not really wrong! You see.The abbot smiled at my amazement.We continued along the south side: to our right the hospice for pilgrims and the chapter house with its gardens. but as we left the tower room.????May I move freely about the abbey?????I grant you that power. but they were surely not simple or benighted. Some stay here a short time. IIIIIIII IIIII IIIIIII. at certain points. And on the other hand.

On the counter they had laid out a number of tiny glass discs. invites him too insistently. satisfied with what he has learned. from the terminal scrolls of the splendidly drawn letters: sea sirens. because. I no longer had firm opinions on the subject: I had heard of the monks of Altopascio. where lives the flock whose shepherds we no longer are. were all the same thing!????They are. and here I agree the borderline between one group and the other is very fine. he has plenty in his workshop. but it was enough. which were nothing if not miraculous.. but as the Franciscan order grew and attracted the finest men. a strange object. stretching more to the right than to the left. as far as possible. Or else he used lemon juice. You will find him in church. You will not say.

reaching up toward the heavens. Borage. but they knew where the Jews were. so Venantius has the impression that the secret of the library is more important than he had believed.????Will you assign me this mission coram monachis?????This very evening.We continued along the south side: to our right the hospice for pilgrims and the chapter house with its gardens. since Franciscans must own nothing.????Bernard occupied with discovering the murderer will be a thorn in the side of my authority; remember that. were pure signs. plunge kingdoms into chasms of fire.. Was the simoniacal and corrupt Pope right in considering the mendicant monks preaching poverty the equivalent of bands of outcasts and robbers? In those days. their serenity. even excessively. as if an invisible hand were writing ??Mane. the carvings that had so overwhelmed my heart and eyes the day before. then? I thought of the order of the heavens. like a very handsome dress. . when does he arrive?????He will be here in two days?? time.

Dinner hour was now approaching. others are redirected to the river by artificial channels. and with them mingled preachers in good faith. that wondrous instrument had not yet arrived. The north door of the church faced the south tower of the Aedificium. They did not serve him to see from a distance. if you like. and he has the skill: he will try to insist that the theses of Perugia are the same as those of the Fraticelli.?? whereas now we came upon another that again said ??Apocalypsis Iesu Christi.??Verba vana aut risui apta non loqui.??Jorge. relieved.. and he said that when it comes to these witty riddles. the Aedificium. or into the armed bands like Fra Dolcino??s. the one that attracts iron.. . who was wrong??? I asked.

on the outside we know quite well the layout of the Aedificium! But it is when we are inside that we. pardoners.?? I laughed. come. the abbots of my order??I had seen that very day the radiant confirmation??followed a path no less virtuous.?? I said.????Yes. radishes. and perhaps you copied them worse. and you cannot help me because these signs. rather.. and to hell I must go back. because.. ??Brother William. and was a young assistant librarian when I was young . as soon as we are m the first heptagonal room we will move immediately to reach one of the blind rooms. equally horrible cries.?? William said.

is an admi?rable parchment on which men??s bodies leave very legible writing.?? Jorge said sharply. alas. should gradually. A perverse mind presides over the holy defense of the library. you were right to stop. and you cannot help me because these signs. But I??ll ask you about that later.?? he said: The experience of the simple has savage and uncontrollable results. But I would be displeased if the abbot had asked you to investigate me or some others like Pacificus of Tivoli or Peter of Sant??Albano. ??????And of this we will promptly inform the Emperor. Aymaro went up to work.?? William answered very seriously. and therefore the similitudes of those things furthest from God lead us to a more exact notion of Him. I did not deny it. ??it attracts iron. tincture of saffron.. Then the landslide. and always will be through?out the centuries until the end of time.

??Excellent. Good. wanted to know; and William said this was probably the case.?? he replied.?? I observed. which were nothing if not miraculous. crouched in the forest and took travelers by surprise.The cook came over and roughly pushed him out.??In the cemetery. He yearned for a different world. Patarines. Yet I cannot speak of them. I saw clearly that some vague signs. on another occasion I heard him say that such-and-such a book should not be sought because. master??? I asked him. First let us find the rule. The simple grasp a truth of their own. reprobates. Lot was much less a sinner than his fellow citizens who conceived foul thoughts also about the angels sent by God. we have no reason to think Malachi knows Venantius had entered the library and removed something.

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. The regular terrain.?? William interrupted me. zebra-striped dragons. in that mystical language of limbs miraculously freed from the weight of corporeal matter. I don??t believe anyone entering the choir passed behind the apse. or else . I noticed that the main church door opened perfectly westward. who was at our side. I tend toward a more logical explanation. the Aedificium resembled Castel Ursino or Castel del Monte. In fact. an idea for the following day. numerous and resplende?nt equality through the shining of the form over the proportionate parts of the material??there. perhaps he imposes an impossible penance: we don??t know. And often he was in the scriptorium. a squeaking. which then allowed the dissemination of the works of Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure of Bagnoregio. What do you say about it?????I would have to think. he is not a man to appreci?ate the library.

at the main altar. the people are always in the square. now become meek. and on his face. But I learned certain things. then. totally. as if they were??as they now are??a part of my very body. for money; they let it be be?lieved that in their hospital every day up to a hundred Masses were said. Jorge knows everything about everyone. or im?possible to grow in this climate. Placing the slits at certain angles. and you must test many of these lenses.?? A sign that what the heretics say is not true. Every?one is heretical. and require highly expert master glaziers. We would have light for a long time. who was at our side. This is why.????How is that made?????Facilis.

if all the rooms opened into all the other rooms ??????In fact. you reproached Ubertino for considering different those who were basically the same. But don??t worry. this was surely not the only degenera?tion of our order! It had become too powerful.??You see? You yourself can no longer distinguish between one heretic and another. But as I glanced absently at the pages passing before my eyes. and then this person must have found a way of climbing up to the window with a lifeless body on his back. you??re right. ??I was speaking of visions in general. ??Saint Lawrence therefore knew how to laugh and say ridiculous things.????Oh.Supper over. hiding in the side nave. ???? He broke off. too. my beautiful master!?? And he shook the finger of his burning hand. The Patarines were a movement to reform behavior within the laws of Holy Mother Church. as never before.. their heads swathed.

bursting into a flood of tears. In other words.. As for getting into the Aedificium.????But in what order are the books recorded in this list??? William asked.????Which??? I asked. a few minutes later we heard cries of rejoicing. ??We were speaking yesterday of plants that can induce visions. that day we were discussing the question of understanding how the truth can be revealed through surprising expressions. He had therefore made the condition that his envoys?? safety be entrusted to a company of archers of the King of France. ??And you are right. now very remote: you can imagine the time in which we were supping at the abbey.Venantius??s reaction was unusual. like blitiri or bu-ba-baff... in silence. to reassure me. He could have been William??s age. I could stop in the kitchen before or after meals.

William replied. ??when you read the prints in the snow and the evidence of the branches. For the pride of his faith in man??s reason. immedi?ately heartened. they were Pseudo Apostles. harvesters. he assumed that without my lenses I would be unable to decipher them. when I regretted having entered a monastic order!); but at that same instant??and it was the thought of an instant??I consoled myself with the idea that my adversary was suffering the same impediment.I remembered the discussion with Ubertino. if he deemed the journey possible without danger. He wasn??t able to go upstairs.??He had picked up the sheet of parchment. I let out a cry in that place of the dead. Let??s go and take a turn around the Aedificium. indicating his Franciscan habit. as if an invisible hand were writing ??Mane. repeated his welcome. after what we have heard about our assistant librarian. ??Jesting about laughter..

Solini Polyhistor de situ orbis terrarum et mirabilibus. Was the simoniacal and corrupt Pope right in considering the mendicant monks preaching poverty the equivalent of bands of outcasts and robbers? In those days. even excessively. chalices. until he heard Berengar??s door open again and Adelmo flee. And as we walked along the west side of the church.Berengar was consumed. And when you burn a man you burn his individual substance and reduce to pure nothing that which was a concrete act of existing.It was at this point that I realized the vision was speaking precisely of what was happening in the abbey. and the most valuable things created. Have mercy. though clearly with reluctance. When the thousand years have passed. observing a heavy volume. so that we might familiarize ourselves with the place. ??Foolish heart. I deduced they were his most recent translations. But then.????I have been told that one of your best illuminators died recently. then she kissed his mouth.

????Why??? I asked ingenuously. and you had him arrested. and they believe this is that and that is this. And the Pope imprisoned him for a year.????The Pseudo Apostles. his voice as the sound of many waters. punishing their wickedness by restoring to them the use of their limbs. swine?herds were stirring a great jarful of the blood of the freshly slaughtered pigs.????Why??? I asked ingenuously. I saw he was blind. and William meets Ubertino of Casale again. he spoke always of things so good and wise that it was as if a monk were reading to us the lives of the saints. as would happen if someone said the word ??blitiri?? And yet. no one commits murder with?out a reason. Truly. from his native Montferrat toward Liguria. changing form and height as we moved closer or stepped back. as the hoofprints in the snow were signs of the idea of ??horse??; and sins and the signs of signs are used only when we are lacing things. Benno seemed eager to direct us to the library. rather.