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A Mysterious Middle Ages Inscription from Tuscany
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: Received: 19 May 2023 / Approved: 22 May 2023 / Online: 22 May 2023 (10:01:35 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 23 June 2023 / Approved: 26 June 2023 / Online: 26 June 2023 (15:02:04 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 23 June 2023 / Approved: 26 June 2023 / Online: 26 June 2023 (15:02:04 CEST)
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Vicari, S.; Perono Cacciafoco, F. A Puzzling Religious Inscription from Medieval Tuscany: Symbology and Interpretation. Histories 2023, 3, 219-230. Vicari, S.; Perono Cacciafoco, F. A Puzzling Religious Inscription from Medieval Tuscany: Symbology and Interpretation. Histories 2023, 3, 219-230.
Abstract
At the entrance of some churches of Tuscany (Italy), there is the reproduction of an apparently mysterious inscription. Minimally from XVIII Century, this has induced a debate on its interpretation. This study proposes a hypothesis based on the Latin alpha-bet used in texts contemporary to the churches where the inscription is reproduced and a meaning of the message coherent with the official religious doctrine.
Keywords
Middle Ages symbolism; Latin inscriptions; Tuscany monuments; Saint Michael; religious epigraphy; inscription decipherment
Subject
Arts and Humanities, History
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