The allegorical interpretation of the temple in the first book of Rationale divinorum officiorum by G. Duranti The article presentes an attempt to group single elements whose interpretation was undertaken by Guillelmi Duranti (comparanda) in the comparison he most frequently used (comparantis), in other words, to which elements are compared. The classifica-tion of particular collections of comparatives (comparantis) for the purposes of work has been specified and created by the author. The work of G. Duranti was a result of concern about priests and faithful of his diocese, for whom he wanted to create a text-book that explained questions raised in the liturgy. The three chapters of the first book written by G. Duranti show that the liturgical space is not lifeless, that each element has a meaning and can help man to explore the reality, where they are and what they participate in.