Tower of Babel or cradle of civilization?

In medieval Europe, where languages collided, civilization found its greatest expressions.

The Alba Bible blends Hebrew tradition with Castilian artistry. It was created in the Kingdom of Castile, in the court of Don Luis de Guzmán, the Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava, and completed in 1430 by the Jewish translator Moses Arragel in Maqueda, near Toledo, under the patronage of the Duke of Alba.

In medieval England, Spain, and Sicily, lin…