I might also add that the marginalia in manuscripts of the high middle ages frequently contained comments -- some/man of them theological, a few scatalogical, numerous, humorous cartoons, revealing interesting perspectives on 11th - 14th century scribes who apparently could get tired of just copying exacting script and would entertain themselves.. DOn't forget The Name of the Rose. t
OK. I'm still a tyro with Substack. My comments were, roughly: I used to have a pre-revolution Russian travel phrase book. These two phrases stand out in my memory: "Quick, saddle the horses, the pavilion is about to be struck by lightning. and "Please do not put the irons on my moustaches." Remarkably useful, but sadly I do not have those phrases in my Italian phrase books.... I could whip up something in German, I'm sure. Secondly, What is the name of Frank's book? thanks, t
Lovely. Frank sounds like he's fun to be around. Next time you're in Ortigia, Sicily, visit the papyrus museum. It's an ancient world, but one we hadn't known and besides the multiple alternative uses of papyrus, the entire process of papyrus paper making is elaborated. (I might add, the Ortigia is one of those places to put on your bucket list. We walked by the remains of the Temple of Apollo to get to the fish market. There's an ancient statue of Archimedes in one of the squares and Ortigia is an island that is attached by bridges to Syracuse.....If you haven't been go. I forgot mention that there is also a glorious 2500 year old Doric temple that has been dedicated to Greek Gods, remodeled by the Normans who filled in the spaces between the columns to form a cathedral about 1200. In 1800 after an earthquake, the West front of the cathedral was rebuilt about 1800 as a baroque fantasy. There is also a splendid archaeological museum in Syracuse along with several phenomena that tie into Greek myths/history (they get confused in Ortigia). t
Ah, Adam Smyth.....i was confused by the comment that Frank wrote in his books.....Age has aged insights. t
I might also add that the marginalia in manuscripts of the high middle ages frequently contained comments -- some/man of them theological, a few scatalogical, numerous, humorous cartoons, revealing interesting perspectives on 11th - 14th century scribes who apparently could get tired of just copying exacting script and would entertain themselves.. DOn't forget The Name of the Rose. t
OK. I'm still a tyro with Substack. My comments were, roughly: I used to have a pre-revolution Russian travel phrase book. These two phrases stand out in my memory: "Quick, saddle the horses, the pavilion is about to be struck by lightning. and "Please do not put the irons on my moustaches." Remarkably useful, but sadly I do not have those phrases in my Italian phrase books.... I could whip up something in German, I'm sure. Secondly, What is the name of Frank's book? thanks, t
Lovely. Frank sounds like he's fun to be around. Next time you're in Ortigia, Sicily, visit the papyrus museum. It's an ancient world, but one we hadn't known and besides the multiple alternative uses of papyrus, the entire process of papyrus paper making is elaborated. (I might add, the Ortigia is one of those places to put on your bucket list. We walked by the remains of the Temple of Apollo to get to the fish market. There's an ancient statue of Archimedes in one of the squares and Ortigia is an island that is attached by bridges to Syracuse.....If you haven't been go. I forgot mention that there is also a glorious 2500 year old Doric temple that has been dedicated to Greek Gods, remodeled by the Normans who filled in the spaces between the columns to form a cathedral about 1200. In 1800 after an earthquake, the West front of the cathedral was rebuilt about 1800 as a baroque fantasy. There is also a splendid archaeological museum in Syracuse along with several phenomena that tie into Greek myths/history (they get confused in Ortigia). t
Frank's a riot!
I think you'd like this book about bookmaking--it's totally fascinating.