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Antique book page with an ornate illustration of a bird perched on a decorative staff, labeled "EPISCOP." The paper is aged with a sepia tone.

Book of the Week — Divi Gregorii, episcopie Nysseni, fratris Basilii Magni, opera quae adipisci licuit omnia…

“…by an ever greater and greater desire, the soul keeps rising constantly to another that lies ahead, and thus it makes its way through ever higher regions towards the Transcendent.” Divi Gregorii, episcopie Nysseni, fratris Basilii Magni, opera quae adipisci licuit omnia...

10 January, 2019 / 0 Comments

Medieval manuscript page with an illustrated circular scene. A seated figure hands an item to two standing figures against a blue backdrop. Text surrounds the image.

Book of the Week — Liber Moamin falconrii de Scientia venandi per aves et quadrupeds

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="233"] Liber Moamin falconrii de Scientia venandi per aves et quadrupeds[/caption] “In quantum enim sunt reges non habent propriam delectationem nisi venationem” — Moamin “A wise falcon hides his talons.” — Proverb Facsimile. The so-called “Wiener Moamin” was created on the Italian penisula in the...

06 October, 2017 / 0 Comments