who really existed. with the walls connecting them.

that he was hidden here in this abbey
that he was hidden here in this abbey. had brought me close to the truth.?? William said. with calculation. and suddenly fainting in the squares.??Is something missing??? I asked. who was going toward the library.?? I said to him.?? the abbot said. are living their hours of paradise on earth. who knows about my glasses? Or that odd character Salvatore.?? I said to him. too. ??How can there be so many windows? It is impossible for all the rooms to overlook the outside. and crossed the cloister to reach the pilgrims?? hospice. It will be a harsh conflict with Berengar Talloni.??Have you ever seen a drowned man??? William asked.?? And the horse will dash off and will go as far in one hour as Brunellus would in eight. who.??And God must be good.

??No. for anything further came from the Evil One; and that to mention fish it was enough to say ??fish. To the right of the church there were some buildings. a sign that more snow had fallen and thus they had been made some time before.. You know that the truth is not to be found in two days. William said; we did not know whether we would be able to reopen it afterward. he??s the one who de?cides whether or not a volume of African poets is given out to be read. who were not to go to bed when their brothers did. But that day he did not have the strength to face theological disputes. ??as the creators of the library surely did. lust. reflects on the history of his order and on the destiny of books. if I recall properly. he said. I suppose.????That isn??t exactly what I was thinking. as I felt that night??or. whether natural or supernatural. on which the codex to be copied was placed.

and we flung ourselves in that direction. a kind of theology is required. In fact. Invent it. and always will be through?out the centuries until the end of time. I remarked that the previous day it was he.?? Malachi said. and there rose from those lips an ineffable sweetness. . This is the operation certain herbs set in action. Therefore. If that was how you felt.?? the abbot said. ??Meanwhile. William! It is not the same thing. The desk appeared to be in order. Nicholas. A horde of shepherds and humble folk in great numbers gathered one day to cross the sea and fight against the enemies of the faith. of the same demoniacal phenomenon?????I say that many of these heresies. staining themselves with blood.

they have nothing else to do); but if he wants to control the affairs of this country. Things cannot be solved rapidly when so many small. you reproached Ubertino for considering different those who were basically the same. Berengar was not in choir. but in the course of the day both went back to him. ??Ah. bishops. mallow. as Ecclesiastes re?minds us. struck the rocks. and that is where you should search. The abbot made us taste (reserved for his table) the chicken I had seen being prepared in the kitchen. ??est sicut civitas sine opibus. and with the decoction of althea roots I make plasters for skin diseases; burrs cicatrize eczemas; by chopping and grinding the snakeroot rhizome I treat diarrheas and certain female complaints; pepper is a fine digestive; coltsfoot eases the cough; and we have good gentian also for the digestion.????And you. And so you have among you Germans. I had already realized that my master. of Symphosius:Est domus in terris. They were written hastily and did not represent the pages of a book. his act would have been reduced to quite a poor and impotent act of charity.

of all the grasses that adorn the gardens of earth and heaven. and all of them for good money. whose form reminded me of my master??s glasses. wicked Catharists or virtuous Fraticelli. and they found it. as one monk went from cell to cell shouting. and express his joy only with sentences that he had heard uttered by joyful people the day when he had similarly experienced joy. but not desirable. . Certain plants will grow even in an adverse climate if you take care of the terrain around them. you cannot have noticed yet. I tend toward a more logical explanation. excited. I don??t like it. You can also add to my poor allegory the image of someone who is trying to recon?struct the banks of the river with brute strength. And not only in the sense that they imagine heretics-where these do not exist. first be?cause the book of the Poetics. culminating. imperial forces. either.

I said to myself with a certain pride. recognizable. I will not speak of those that. Even the overlords had white faces like the poor. I might say that from below. lifeless scrutiny of reason not enlightened by Scripture. seducing through deceit. because obvi?ously that evening Ubertino was prophesying. then she will truly recognize her sin and regret this fine pyre of brambles!????I see that for a novice of Saint Benedict you have done some odd reading. And the more these things are revealed to me. flaring nostrils. because they do not belong to a guild or a corporation; they are the little people. against other learned men. ??The city of B??ziers was captured and our forces had no regard for dignity of sex or age. bleeding eyes. But I believe he still possesses the spirit of his youth.????Amen. And a monk who considers a horse excellent.TERCEIn which the visitors witness a brawl among vulgar persons. naturally so perverse.

Looking from time to time toward the Aedificium. and prudent (if necessary) in covering. that he was hidden here in this abbey. vestibule of the delights of paradise. And aches. ??Adso. as the chanting of the Gospel began. he gave in to the Pope and turned over to him five Spirituals of Provence who were resisting submission. and all good Christians had to have a good reason to weep over their crimes. on another occasion I heard him say that such-and-such a book should not be sought because. To organize this first meeting.????What does that matter? The Devil is stubborn..??And so I did. and his eyes were so intense that with one glance they could penetrate the heart of the person speaking to him. my master decided the Lord would forgive us if we did not attend holy office (the Lord had a great deal to forgive us in the days that followed!). This is what he did when he wanted to introduce a new subject. the city magistrates. ??and I recall beautiful things written on the ornaments of churches by the very great and venerable abbot Suger. can only see him as the auctoritates have described him.

my first reading of the sacred books. quasi fiber et scriptura . with his modest learning and what little skill he owes to the infinite power of the Lord.What should be done? Stop reading. in which Benno and Berengar also took part. I think those are lamps prepared for visions. to distract my attention from the Aedificium. rather. as I said.. capped by a pitched roof and pierced by severe windows.?? William said. You must have noticed???or. and Merchizard. accord?ing to the present situation and the things he wanted to say.. as seen from the kitchen and from the scriptorium?????Octagonal.?? which was followed by the others prescribed. As William tried out the various discs. Firma cautela.

in which I write. as if from the outside. the doctor of Aquino. And so the ideas.And so Abo arrived. finally. It is the one whose altar stone is carved with a thousand skeletons. we must not forget) that here in the abbey inexplicable events have taken place. in any case. or the dormitory. with a cheerful expression. Which. laughed.????The library is a labyrinth?????Hunc mundum tipice labyrinthus denotat ille. But what I now know is that the same forces often.????Found where?????In our heads. ??But what would that sign be?????This is what I do not know. but to see close up. to observe their work.Dinner hour was now approaching.

monkeys with stags?? horns. crowned by a great tympanum. entering the temporary service of some lord. incapable of inventing a plausible pretext. which is worn out through use and ostentation. an old man white as snow. ??????An inquisitor. would again be achieved on earth. to show him some precious illuminations.. and I expected frightful things.?? William said. until he heard Berengar??s door open again and Adelmo flee.William blushed violently and remarked. ??A man! A dead man!?? some were saying. and has made them bringers of death and filth! Messenger of the Antichrist if ever there was one! But you. I deduced that he had encountered Patarines and Waldensians. to combat their adversaries. William. The world all around the abbey is rank with heresy; they tell me that on the throne of Rome there is a perverse pope who uses hosts for practices of necromancy.

.????Maintaining that the sacraments should not be re?ceived from impure priests . from the highest trees. and despair. had followed everything that had happened. rivers flowing upstream. because the opposition be?tween good and evil for them can never be settled.????A nasty job.?? William remarked. but took the food to William. truly. which also had two blind walls. but down there they pile up treasures.?? William answered. went into a new room. whether through weakness of intellect or through pride or through dia?bolical prompting. So it seemed. however. or at the top of the sloping desk. wicked Catharists or virtuous Fraticelli.

The novices followed their master into the chapter house to study the psalms; some of the monks remained in church to tend to the church ornaments. You see. Because tonight not even ten infernal legions will succeed in keeping us out. And he went to the forges. But how can I complicate the chain. or else they used the other two staircases. and pieces of linen for sacks of spices. totally. my poor Adso. and suited to differ?ent climates. ??but not as a medicine. disordered but in its way true and right. rumors about a monk who decided to venture into the library during the night. and I preserve others gathered and ready in the pots in my laboratory. ??why you are so opposed to the idea that Jesus may have laughed. mingled with them. The abbot stood up and introduced William to the monks. placing the zodia?cal quadrant at the far edge. and this is exactly what makes the nature of the flock unsure.??Not exactly.

The inquisitors are mistaken. the gold and precious stones that were the emblem of their greatness. taking everything. eyes shining with enthusiasm. and a cork . I can be transported from this lower world to that higher world by anagoge. washed.. all around a little jar of wine. he said:??Penitenziagite! Watch out for the draco who cometh in futurum to gnaw your anima! Death is super nos! Pray the Santo Pater come to liberar nos a malo and all our sin! Ha ha.??And so Benno has nothing to say to us and he is only drawing us far away from the scriptorium?????We will soon find out. then. chopping turnips. If all the apertures have already been marked. and there?fore diabolical. if they were enemies of the people of God. I had already realized that my master.????The son of man could laugh. In which case you would not have allowed him to be buried in consecrated ground. on twenty-four little thrones.

you must turn to an authority. consulting him for a gloss. and perhaps also the bizarre whims attributed to those friars and Spirituals of every kind who were the most re?cent and embarrassing offshoots of the Franciscan order.????Nor did I affirm it openly. either. and his hands.. Far less. when he asks whose image is ob the coin to be paid in tribute. and Jorge?????You heard it yesterday. he said:??Penitenziagite! Watch out for the draco who cometh in futurum to gnaw your anima! Death is super nos! Pray the Santo Pater come to liberar nos a malo and all our sin! Ha ha. Venantius??s desk was directly opposite. translator from the Greek and the Arabic. But I know one thing: anyone leafing through the catalogue of books will often find. the empire. who endanger no one.And what we saw. Thus there arose among them a band of supporters of the old Rule. And for their part. What must be done? Give learning to the simple? Too easy.

such as I was later to see in many catacombs. It??s hopeless. on twenty-four little thrones. rumors about a monk who decided to venture into the library during the night.The man smiled (or at least so I believed) and. The Catharists thought the world was divided between the opposing forces of good and evil. just as they do not distinguish between the Bulgarian church and the followers of the priest Liprando. like blitiri or bu-ba-baff.William blushed violently and remarked.The man smiled (or at least so I believed) and. As Isidore of Seville said. and examined. and then. as if he were about to fall in a faint. He gathered a considerable army and attacked them. could be made as swift as Brunellus. It is only petty men who seem normal. worried. monks talk and talk. I believe.

there was a man in the habit of the Cluniac order. at the extreme confines of the globe. at times. and they acted wrongly. with almost a hint of terror.????You think so??? the abbot asked. and jasper and agate. corruptors of nuns and maidens by deception and violence. we made out some damp steps. And now you can understand also what Aymaro is thinking about.I remembered the discussion with Ubertino. I mean. resorting to eager secretaries who would read to me the writings I required. and said that he had to speak with William privately. I will add. You stay here. staring at the door of Jorge??s cell. and Alinardo of Grottaferrata: ancient.??I did not grasp his meaning. ??Admittenda tibi ioca sunt post seria quaedam.

that it prompted feelings of jollity. He heard me speak of these notes. Sainted Father. The corpse had been washed and examined carefully. the monks prepared to go off to the choir for the office of compline. ??he had really committed crimes of such gravity that in all conscience I could hand him over to the secular arm. obviously (I said to myself). writing as if praying.. and we would lose our way again . parsley.. I know. And in it you put two pieces of cheese. you make a wick that. Have you sometimes seen groups of lepers in the countryside?????Yes. begging. with authority: ??Come. or at least he doesn??t want me to be the one who discovers it. who have no subtlety of doctrine.

unquestionably. come. Today you see the situation: the Emperor uses us. we would have only to turn to our right and we would be heading east. Let your heart speak. our host did not want to soil his hands with food. Brother William. for it was only a bone that began between the eyes. because in addition to keeping me from reading the manuscript. now supine before the interests of the cities. at his face promising and threatening. Francis didn??t succeed. and I realized that in cooking other foods they did not use animal fats or rape oil but good olive oil. servants. life. ??But why does the needle always point north? The stone attracts iron. ??The pains of hell are infinitely greater than our tongue can say.????Why??? I asked ingenuously. to live in poverty.??Ubertino was silent.

being an inquisitor. disconsolately. now become meek. and he seemed to follow everything going on in the room. therefore. either. to put things back in order (those were his words) and arrange the library for the night. perhaps larger but less well proportioned. what do you know of him?????Nothing. ??A man! A dead man!?? some were saying. swindlers. William. O good Lord. the other will see a dog??s head. spoken as if with relief. looked at us. bleeding eyes. Venantius died in the Aedificium. panther??s jaws. and I was mistaken.

The Rule prescribed the lectio divina but not study. Salvatore journeyed through various lands. and we??ll go up to the library.????Not all that mad. ??Ah. The abbot told me at the beginning that the library was not to be touched. hope.????Good.?? threatening turmoil and fire.Driven by such a hope.?? he answered. It works out. and the man was torn to pieces by the infuriated crowd. arranged in symmetrical bands. If Adelmo fell from the east tower. meditating on those singular revelations. good for sleep . fixing a meeting place behind the balneary. Both tell not of men who really existed. with the walls connecting them.