In this article we want to tell you everything related to the botafumeiro in santiago. The book was stolen from its security case in the cathedrals archives on 3 july 2011. Apr 08, 2014 well the best books is john brierleys guide book. This store is related to the camino in the way that you will find many camino items. According to the local press, when the theft was discovered, the keys to the safe were still hanging in the lock. Santiago codex calixtinus, priceless stolen book, found in. The authors style and language is, i feel, pretentious.
The codex calixtinus also compostellus is the main witness for the 12thcentury liber sancti jacobi, or the book of saint james. The richly decorated book is considered the first guide for those following the ancient pilgrimage route to santiago. Since the pilgrimage to the tomb of santiago, which came about spontaneously before the ninth and tenth centuries, was institutionalised and took on certain social and religious considerations, it was necessary to. My name is ivar rekve and i also run the camino forum over at.
On and off the road to santiago, journeys along an ancient way in modern spainel camino. The cathedral is the reputed burial place of saint james the great, the apostle of jesus christ. Jul 10, 2011 the guardian and other world news reported this week on the shocking theft of the 12th century manuscript known as the codex calixtinus stolen from a safe in the cathedral. It is a pseudepigraph attributed to pope callixtus ii. I will discuss the five separate books in the codex calixtinus along with the different composition of the book itself and the music contained in parts of the book.
James, a leading catholic pilgrimage route since the 9th century. A suggested guide is to plan to carry no more than 10% of your body weight so if you weight 150 lb, plan to carry no more than 15 lb. The guardian and other world news reported this week on the shocking theft of the 12th century manuscript known as the codex calixtinus stolen from a safe in the cathedral. Codex calixtinus manuscript stolen from santiagos cathedral. Whilst the amount of research and background material used to produce this book must have been truly immense, i was disappointed with its execution. This week two spectacular book thefts have gone through the press. The codex calixtinus, which was kept in a safe at the cathedrals archives, is thought to have been stolen by professional thieves on sunday afternoon. The santiago cathedral archive describes the the codex calixtinusor liber sancti jacobi book of saint james as a jewel in medieval bibliography, one of the richest medieval sources for historians, geographers. Remember that if you select this payment method, you will have to authorise the courier service staff to collect the item on your behalf by following the instructions detailed in point 2. The cathedral archivists didnt notice the theft for days. It is currently included in the itinerary of the cathedral museum of santiago, in the same way as several of its annex rooms, such as the library, the chapter room or the treasury and chapel of. The compostela, the accreditation of the pilgrimage to the tomb of st.
The codex calixtinus comprised five books and two appendices, and was created on the orders of. The botafumeiro in santiago cathedral santiago ways. It lies near the confluence of the sar and sarela rivers, 32 miles 51 km southwest of a coruna city. Trial over theft of codex calixtinus begins in spain the guardian. Classic rare books london, uk collection of stolen maps and atlases relating to greece and ancient history. Police said they also found more than a 1m in the garage and other ancient books missing from the. A guide to walking the last 100km of the camino frances 2018 edition mm3 guides volume 1 m j mccarthy on. Stolen illustrated manuscript is returned to pilgrimage. Its most likely date of compilation is the period of 181145. I saw a little update the other day saying police suspect the book is hiding in plain sight somewhere in. A short history about the origins and stories behind the medieval book, the codex calixtinus. Police arrested a technician who worked at the cathedral and three relatives.
Since the pilgrimage to the tomb of santiago, which came about spontaneously before the ninth and tenth centuries, was institutionalised and took on certain social and religious considerations, it was necessary to accredit its completion. Besides the codex, police also found other valuable old books stolen from the cathedral and at least 1. It could become one of the most important robberies of spanish. The pious of the middle ages wanted to pay homage to holy relics, and pilgrimage churches sprang up along the route to spain.
Pilgrims commonly walked barefoot and wore a scalloped shell, the symbol of saint james the shells grooves symbolize the many roads of the pilgrimage. How to get between portugal and galicia, using public transport. Stolen codex calixtinus recovered in spain telegraph. To this effect, there is a correos post office mailroom in the airport that you can contact via. The manuscript was found after the technician and three members of. The book, which had 225 pages and had been described as the worlds. The 5 most stolen books a survey by publishers weekly. The codex calixtinus also compostellus is the main witness for the 12th century liber sancti. A pilgrims guide to the however the worst book has to be the camino. Pilgrimage routes and the cult of the relic smarthistory.
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