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Old 11-07-2010, 10:29 AM   #7041
FlorenceArt
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Still reading History of Beauty by Umberto Eco, but I keep getting sidetracked, in a good way. Right now I am reading a fascinating Wikipedia article about Beatus of Liébana, because I was surprised and intrigued by one of the illustrations in the book. I am reading the French version of this article.

I can't believe I used to live without the Internet
And here is the map of the world at the beginning of Beatus' Apocalypse. It puzzled me for a while before I realized that it is oriented with the East on top.
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