The Prince & the fleur-de‑lys
June 16, 2019
What do Machiavelli, tea cosies, swash capitals, Requiem & the Godfather Part II have in common?
Month: June 2019
Even prior to the completion of Gutenberg’s landmark Bible in about 1454, the print-run of 180 copies was already sold out. We know this because it was recorded in letters between Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (1405–1464) and his friend, the Spanish cardinal Juan de Carvajal. In an often quoted passage, De Carvajal writes to Aeneas in […]
The Pope’s Romance
June 10, 2019
