This beautiful and groundbreaking book examines the use of sacred
geometry and cosmology in Gothic cathedral design. Renowned geometer and
lecturer Tom Bree demonstrates how medieval Master Masons combined their
knowledge of the practical building arts with ancient cosmological
knowledge to endow their constructions with profound spiritual meaning.
Wells Cathedral, the focus of this book, was England's first Gothic
cathedral, and its design symbolises the soul's cosmic journey from
Earth and underworld to the heavens. Bree shows how the medieval
Christian fascination with the knowledge of the ancient world laid the
foundations for the more recent mythos involving the Templars,
Freemasonry and Pyramidology. Packed with rare illustrations and
original diagrams, this is a book to treasure.