A most intriguing fact has been brought to my attention, and one that I feel slightly ashamed, maybe, for not having known before. Can you name the important historic connection between Anglo-Saxon North East England and Monte Amiata in Tuscany? It’s known as The Codex Amiatinus and actually happens to […]
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