Ramon Llull

To talk about Ramon Llull is to do it also about his graphic universe. Firstly there are the geometric figures that he included in his books; they are mainly circles for the practice and teaching of the logical reasoning he devised (the Ars); they look cryptic to the non-experts and yet surprising for their beautiful design reminiscent of the Buddhist’s mandalas. Secondly is the abundant iconography created around the figure of Llull after his death: miniatures, engravings, paintings, statues, etc.; stand out the images of the Breviculum, edited by Thomas Le Myésier in 1325: a set of 12 attractive full colour vignettes that narrate his life and have been described as the “first comic book in history” (http://www.lullianarts.net/miniatures/index.HTM).

The iconography of Ramon Llull is also nourished on the landscapes of the places he visited and which we can visualize through present photographs or antique engravings: monasteries, churches, castles, squares, gardens and natural environment, places where we can still capture the spiritual that pervaded his life.

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