Publisher's Synopsis
Six centuries ago a mystery was created. Priceless antiquities and ancient books were buried by their guardians in a cave beneath a mountain. At the same time a map describing the location of the cave and a set of clues laying bare the hidden roots of Western Civilisation were cleverly encoded in a set of apparently crude illustrations, and spread across the face of Europe-later the world-by people who knew little of the role they played. The guardian's intention was as simple as it was extraordinary: to lay the foundations of a vigorous new age -- our own. What follows is the guardian's story...
