BS: DaVinci's Vault.

Subject: BS: DaVinci's Vault.
From: SINSULL
Date: 22 May 05 - 10:54 PM

There are several companies by this name. Any idea what it refers to? The vault in Westminster Palace? Need to know soon.
Mary

Subject: RE: BS: DaVinci's Vault.
From: freda underhill
Date: 22 May 05 - 11:08 PM

Da Vinci's Vault
was an episode of a TV series.

Subject: RE: BS: DaVinci's Vault.
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 22 May 05 - 11:14 PM

"da Vinci's Vault" was the title of episode 37 of the "James Bond Jr" animated TV series, according to several sites.

The merchandising "da Vinci's Vault" looks like one of those outfits that advertises all night on "paid infomercial" TV. It appears to be a single company, but anyone can "merchandise" their stuff, either as a "line" at their own "retail establishement," or they can set up a website specifically for the da Vinci stuff. You order from the "self-employed dealer/agent" who forwards the order to da Vinci's, and da Vinci's ships the stuff direct to you.

No info on how reputable these sources are. I'd suspect the warehouse is reliable enough, but they may not be too choosey about who sells their stuff, and you have to deal with the "self-employed agent."

Sort of like buying from Avon.(?).

John

Subject: RE: BS: DaVinci's Vault.
From: Peace
Date: 22 May 05 - 11:18 PM

There is purported to be a vault within a chapel in England or Scotland (Rosslyn Chapel?) that contains a code alluded to in some of da Vinci's work. It is written about in a book by Dan (?) Brown.

"An Unbroken Code
There exists a chapel in Great Britain that contains a ceiling from which hundreds of stone blocks protrude, jutting down to form a bizarre multi-faceted surface. Each block is carved with a symbol, seemingly at random, creating a cipher of unfathomable proportion. Modern cryptographers have never been able to break this code, and a generous reward is offered to anyone who can decipher the baffling message. In recent years, geological ultrasounds have revealed the startling presence of an enormous subterranean vault hidden beneath the chapel. This vault appears to have no entrance and no exit. To this day, the curators of the chapel have permitted no excavation.

da Vinci's Vault is also an on-line store containing 3,000,000 items.

That's all I can find at this time, Mary.

PS There is also a drawing of his that shows a man inside a circle with his arms upreached. I believe that was pertaining to 'the vault of the heavens' or something like that. I don't recall the name of it or I'd post a link. S'all I got for now.

BM

Subject: RE: BS: DaVinci's Vault.
From: wysiwyg
Date: 22 May 05 - 11:19 PM

Is Geraldo Rivera inside the vault?

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: DaVinci's Vault.
From: Peace
Date: 22 May 05 - 11:30 PM

Jimmy Hoffa.

Subject: RE: BS: DaVinci's Vault.
From: C-flat
Date: 23 May 05 - 02:51 AM

I've never heard the (supposed) vault/chamber under Rosslyn Chapel (Scotland) refered to as "DaVincis vault".
Rosslyn is a feature of Dan Browns' "The DaVinci Code" but I think the connection ends there.
The chapel at Rosslyn was built in 1446 and DaVinci was born in 1452.

C-flat.

Subject: RE: BS: DaVinci's Vault.
From: Peace
Date: 23 May 05 - 02:52 AM

OK

Subject: RE: BS: DaVinci's Vault.
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 23 May 05 - 06:01 AM

http://www.open-st-andrews.com/knights/chamber.htm

Interesting place to browse around.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle