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This is not Umberto Eco's library. In reality it's in Maryland, and belonged to prof. Richard A. Macksey who was Professor of Humanities and longtime Director of the Humanities Cen...
European civilization is built on ham and cheese, which allowed protein to be stored throughout the icy winters. Without this, urban societies in most of central Europe would sim...
Why? Christies failed to adhere to a non-legally binding, non- enforceable 50 year old UNESCO resolution ignored by almost all museums in the Middle East and Asia & often, for manu...
A heartstoppingly beautiful 15th century Timurid Qur'an copied on Ming Dynasty gold-painted colored paper, is coming up for auction @ChristiesInc in London on 25th July. Estimate $...