num_pages: 176
description: From the coauthor of Holy Blood, Holy Grail - the basis for The Da Vinci Code - comes a book that reveals the existance of a vast Christian architectural masterpiece, an immense geometric temple in the south of France with possible ties to the Holy Grail.In 1982, Henry Lincoln, with colleagues Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, published Holy Blood, Holy Grail (Dell), which became an immediate international best-seller. It investigated Rennes-le-Chteau, a small town in southwestern France where, in the late 19th century, village priest Berenger Saunire's discovery of a series of parchments led in turn to a large but cursed treasure that challenged many traditional Christian beliefs - including the possibility that Jesus' bloodline still exists. The treasure's story moved back through history to the Crusades, the origins of the Knights Templar, and the Virgin Birth itself. Now Dan Brown's international best-seller The Da Vinci Code has re-ignited curiosity about this ancient, powerful place. In The Holy Place, Lincoln reveals through further surveys, decoding, and analysis that this area in southwest France is the site of a Christian holy place of enormous size and importance. The book contains more than a hundred photographs, illustrations, and diagrams of Sauniere, Rennes-le-Chateau, the parchments that were the original impetus for Sauniere's discoveries, and the geometric foundations upon which they were based.(Description from back cover of trade paperback edition)
language: English
title: The Holy Place: Saunière and the Decoding of the Mystery of Rennes-le-Château
titlecomplete: The Holy Place: Saunière and the Decoding of the Mystery of Rennes-le-Château
genres: History, Religion, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 148
publisher: Arcade Publishing