31-07-2026, 08:02 PM
(31-07-2026, 07:42 PM)Koen G wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.ololo, what is "Heavenly Jerusalem" in the Bible? What does it look like in the medieval mind?The Heavenly Jerusalem is one of the images of the Kingdom of Heaven; a city sent by God at the end of time. It is mentioned in the book of Revelation.
The length of the city is about 2 km (12,000 stadia). It is described as a three-dimensional figure with equal length, width, and height, i.e., it is either a cube or a tetrahedral pyramid
In the Middle Ages, it was depicted as a city:
And it may be depicted in the Codex Gigas (but I haven't fully understood it, and it could be earthly Jerusalem).
It can be assumed that the Rosettes are a conceptual representation of Heavenly Jerusalem, and there was no need for the author to depict it. Perhaps he did not see the icons or read the Book of Revelation, but simply heard about God's city.
The part of the Rosettes that I haven't numbered can generally be seen as forming a pyramid (given that the island is slightly larger than them; the Upper Rosette has a small "pipette" pointing towards the island; the Rosette below and to the left has holes. This is not proof, of course, but it may indicate that they represent the "corners" of the pyramid).