Category: Manuscripts
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Found sequel of Merlin and King Arthur
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There likewise I beheld ExcaliburBefore him at his crowning borne, the swordThat rose from out the bosom of the lake,And Arthur rowed across and took it — richWith jewels, elfin Urim, on the hilt,Bewildering heart and eye — the blade so brightThat men are blinded by it — on one…
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Turning words into art
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“I would go from one city to the next, inspired by the monks in the Middle Ages, who would carry knowledge from one monastery to the next monastery.” Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Swiss art curator, critic, and art historian; artistic director at the Serpentine Galleries, London. What to do when your mother-in-law…
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Codex Gigas, the Devil’s Bible
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Just in case you were thinking that old books are dusty things collected by boring people with their heads buried in parchment, let me introduce you to the Devil’s Bible. The Devil’s Bible – sounds like something Satanists would use, doesn’t it? Or maybe a tome written by the Prince…