The mystery of Rosslyn chapel unveiled?

I seem to recall seeing this on TV a few weeks back. It seems very interesting and maybe convincing. However, I do seem to recall that some historians were a little skeptical because they weren't convinced that medievals would have really been bothered to do this and may not have known about the relevant techniques anyhow. I guess the debate will go on, but clearly this article is to promote the book.

At one end of the chapel, on the ceiling are 4 cross-sections of arches containing elaborate symbolic designs on each array of cubes (in actual fact they are rectangles mostly). The 'cubes' are attached to the arches in a musically sequential way. And to confirm this, at the ends of each arch there is an angel playing a musical instrument of a different kind. After 27 years of study and research by Stuart's father Thomas.J.Mitchell, we believe he has found the pitches and tonality that match the symbols on each cube, revealing its melodic and harmonic progressions. It is what we could call 'frozen music', a little like cryogenics. The music has been frozen in time by symbolism, it was only a matter of time before the symbolism began to 'thaw out' and begin to make sense to scientific and musical perception.

Thomas.J.Mitchell - The Rosslyn Motet

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