Biblonia

Biblonia

Censorship doesn't work

biblonia
Apr 29, 2020
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A copy of Aristotle's Physica in an early 15th century copy representing the philosopher's victory over the 13th-century wave of condemnations and censorship which had shaken the European intellectual scene. Aristotle is here depicted writing at his desk. (Aix-en-Provence, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 1537)

That the pen is, if not mightier than the sword,…

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