History With Ancient Allen

Europe’s Oldest Book Was Found in the Tomb of a Saint Europe’s oldest book is soon to go on display in a new exhibition at London’s British Library. Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War will feature a number

This is how a Medieval scriptorium looked like. Medieval scriptoria are the places where the bulk of Western civilisation and its ideas were created by Catholic Christian monks and scholars, and where these and several ancient classical writings were preserved and transmitted prior to the printing press was invented.

(Photo is a virtual reconstruction.)

The city of Dante Alighieri - Florence, Italy

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