Het geheim van Erasmus
- 216 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
"In this exciting novel you are taken to the world of Dirck Crabeth, famous stained glass window painter from Gouda.Soon after the devastating fire of the Saint John's Church in 1552, Dirck was summoned by Inquisitor Herman Lethmaet. Dirck feared the worst because he was against the plans the city fathers had for rebuilding the church. But it wasn't what he expected. The inquisitor, secretly a friend and admirer of Erasmus, is convinced of the existence of a still unknown booklet written by the deceased scholar, titled "Corpus Vitrearum". This document with ideas for the new stained-glass windows of the St. John's Church must be hiddeen somewhere... Lethmaet asks Dirck to find the booklet and use Erasmus' ideas for the windows. With the help of a young monk Dirck starts his search. The assignment not only brings him in danger, but the consequences will split the city conflict and betrayal. This story also makes clear the inseparable bond between Gouda and Erasmus."