A detailed review of “How to Write a Thesis” a book written by author and intellectual Umberto Ecco. The book was originally published in Italian in 1977, pre-internet, so some […]
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the Christ in Xmas
Xmas. The abbreviation has been in use since the early times of Christianity. The “-mas” part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass, while the “X” comes from […]
Boccardi Hebrew illuminated manuscript
The Jewish community of Florence flourished in the 15th-century, their position closely linked to the fortunes of the de’ Medici. Lorenzo il magnifico was their protector; he encouraged Jewish scholarship and […]