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Would Dante host a creative writing workshop?
Whatever his claims, or the modern scholars’ views as to his claims to authentic vision, Dante remains the most creative of the most creative writers…
Jan 19
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Dr Cristian Ispir
Seeing the Renaissance prince through the Johari window
As a schoolboy, the photographer and dandy Cecil Beaton – the 20th century’s premier architect of elegance and artifice, and who famously designed the…
Jan 16
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Where there's a will, there's a way out
I often find things hard to start.
Jan 12
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An epidemic of hyperforeignism
It is fascinating how we twist our tongues into knots to signal a sophistication we haven’t actually earned.
Jan 9
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The end of an empire
As I mentioned in a previous post, my recent trip to Mexico was a sensory overload… the volcanic stone of ancient ruins, the heat, the dizzying layers…
Jan 7
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'A place marked for drama'
Hi everyone, I realise I haven’t posted in a while, actually this has been the longest pause since biblonia began just under 10 years ago.
Jan 5
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December 2025
Low tech, high impact
How the pyramid complex at Teotihuacan didn’t make us of the wheel
Dec 22, 2025
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Climbing upward
Redemption has always demanded something from us, though we pretend otherwise.
Dec 17, 2025
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Fossils fuelling phonetics
If you think languages are about rules, then try pronouncing the English village of Happisburgh in Norfolk– chances are the locals won’t be happy.
Dec 12, 2025
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The double bind of writing
For all its enduring appeal, medieval script evolved not from aesthetic vision but from relentless practicality.
Dec 8, 2025
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When fragmentation begets convergence – or medieval Europe for short
When there’s a road closure, you follow the deviation route.
Dec 5, 2025
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Dr Cristian Ispir
Medieval mistakes built modern science
We measure the medieval mind by its errors.
Dec 3, 2025
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