" I still think the early sign was figuratively the ladder"

the reference to Smelting precious metal, brought to mind the fact that to smelt it one first has to mine it. One of the commonest bits of technology known to have been used by primitive miners is....The ladder.

perhaps the circles are in some way representative of said metals, or their intended employment... Presumably by the King?


warwick

" I have always found that the main obstacle to free
association on these boards is the broad
misconception that what we do not know is more
significant than what we do know."

Warwick L Nixon, March 8, 2019