Are the Rosettes a biblical-themed map?

[Koen G]

It is generally thought of as a cube, with four walls as high as they are wide. The idea of it being square is important, though not always followed to the same degree in illustration.

The codex Gigas shows a side-view of the city with its many layers of "foundations". Opposed, it shows the devil, the antagonist and loser of the story.

[ololololo]

The codex Gigas shows a side-view of the city with its many layers of "foundations". Opposed, it shows the devil, the antagonist and loser of the story.

Again, it could be a picture of ordinary Jerusalem.

It is generally thought of as a cube

I haven't found any ancient depictions of Heavenly Jerusalem as a cube. It feels like a more modern concept.

[Koen G]

The bible gives its dimensions as cubic, but indeed nobody drew a nice block. They tended to draw a square floor plan (not always), but had trouble fulfilling the demanding list of biblical requirements.

But it's important to keep in mind that Heavenly Jerusalem (the city that descends at the end times and becomes the abode of the blessed) and regular Jerusalem (the conventional center of many medieval maps) are not the same.

[ololololo]

But it's important to keep in mind that Heavenly Jerusalem (the city that descends at the end times and becomes the abode of the blessed) and regular Jerusalem (the conventional center of many medieval maps) are not the same.

Exactly. But in fact, the Island can be both...

[gerrydelasel]

The central Rosettes (by the way, their difference is that they are all symmetrical and "schematic") may have a clear religious meaning. If we consider the central island as a hill (rather than an actual island), it could represent the Heavenly Jerusalem. What do you think?

Personally I think the best explanation of the Rosettes is indeed a depiction of heavenly Jerusalem and the events described in Revelation. This is my own interpretation; I've included chapter and verse references to Revelation in case it interests you: