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Das Narrenschiff :: The ship of fools

The ship of fools is an allegory, originating from Book VI of Plato's Republic, about a ship with a dysfunctional crew: Plato. "VI". Republic. Translated by Jowett. Imagine then a fleet or a ship in which there is a captain... Continue Reading →

Das Narrenschiff :: The ship of fools

The ship of fools is an allegory, originating from Book VI of Plato's Republic, about a ship with a dysfunctional crew: Plato. "VI". Republic. Translated by Jowett, Benjamin. Imagine then a fleet or a ship in which there is a... Continue Reading →

Das Narrenschiff

The ship of fools is an allegory, originating from Book VI of Plato's Republic, about a ship with a dysfunctional crew: Plato. "VI". Republic. Translated by Jowett, Benjamin. Imagine then a fleet or a ship in which there is a... Continue Reading →

Das Narrenschiff

The ship of fools is an allegory, originating from Book VI of Plato's Republic, about a ship with a dysfunctional crew: Plato. "VI". Republic. Translated by Jowett, Benjamin. Imagine then a fleet or a ship in which there is a... Continue Reading →

The ART of Speaking

So Today, in contrast to yesterday's post, I pick an author who dismisses the authority of Aristotle (as well as Cicero). Bernard Lamy, was an innovative and forceful thinker having  written books on many diverse subjects. The book The Art... Continue Reading →

Virgil Solis: Biblische Figuren deß Alten (und Newen) Testaments

Today uploading Images is taking forever, so I don't have as many images  as this book deserves, really there are 218 woodcuts in here it is hard to choose and the binding is quite nice too!  Virgil Solis  b. 1514,... Continue Reading →

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