A couple of years ago, the subject was mentioned on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. The mansions of the moon are a perfect fit for the number of pipes. This idea also appears on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.: The 28 words are very reminiscent of the 28 mansions of the moon.
My opinion is that the "pipes" are suggestive of the winds, see for instance the four figures in the corners of the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. in Girona.
The winds were thought of as alternating between major and minor (like the long and short pipes). This was based on Greek-Roman literary sources. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. quotes Svetonius: “Four winds blow from the four parts of the world, each maintaining two companions inferior to it.”
But number 28 is not compatible with any wind-system I know of.
My opinion is that the "pipes" are suggestive of the winds, see for instance the four figures in the corners of the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. in Girona.
The winds were thought of as alternating between major and minor (like the long and short pipes). This was based on Greek-Roman literary sources. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. quotes Svetonius: “Four winds blow from the four parts of the world, each maintaining two companions inferior to it.”
But number 28 is not compatible with any wind-system I know of.
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