Allegory in Stone

A Study of the Shakespeare Monument

An examination of the influence of the occult on William Shakespeare, with a particular focus on his funerary monument at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon.

The author considers the ciphers and geometrical codes hidden within the memorial, and approaches what on the surface appears to be a traditional stone of its time from Masonic, Rosicrucian and Kabbalistic viewpoints.