St. Francis and the Inner Gold: An Alchemical Vision of Christian Transformation
Saint Francis, an alchemist only in a symbolic sense: his life speaks of transformation
I'm writing from Rimini, in Romagna. Here, as comedian Giacobazzi would say, every Romagnolo has a few basic things...
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A beer while you were painting a Gospel?
THE GOSPEL OF SAINT FRANCIS
The Lectiones evangeliorum Clm 21597, a manuscript from 1462 born in Weihenstephan
The Gospel of St. Francis: a manuscript born where beer was also made
Imagine a Benedictine monk hunched...
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There were an Italian, a Frenchman and an Austrian
Petrarch, the Sun's chariot and the passing of time in a manuscript of the Triumphs
There were an Italian, a Frenchman and an Austrian
When I was young, before the European Union, there were...
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Collectible manuscripts reproduced in limited editions: beauty, memory, and freedom in the digital age that forgets everything
We live in extraordinary times, perhaps even too comfortable
Those of us who are not so young, like this writer, will remember well the sacrifices their parents made to buy the family encyclopedia....
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In the name of Man, against the algorithm
Why Antiquus doesn't shout and why this choice is worth more than a click
There's a well-established idea today: if you want to be read, you have to get noticed. If you want...
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Facsimile vs. Anastatic Copy: The Difference That Changes Everything
People who want to know, in good faith, ask us the difference between a facsimile and a copy. People, in bad faith, motivated by ulterior motives other than knowledge, accuse us of...
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OLIVAMI: from Xylella to New Olive Trees, Salento is Reborn with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Adoptions
Our connection with OLIVAMI stems from two profound motivations: supporting the rebirth of Salento's olive trees after the devastation of Xylella
offsetting, from an ESG perspective, the natural resources used for the production of...
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