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Jun 24, 2024 · Although general book production and literary grew in late medieval England, Amelia Spanton focuses on the commonplace book as a point of great interest. This article reflects the significance of these texts in containing and portraying information about life and society in this period.
It’s a book in which you put quotes, references, lines from books, philosophical ideas, information about subjects you find interesting, etc. it’s the “Common Place” that you keep info you want to have available.
Jun 24, 2024 · Although general book production and literary grew in late medieval England, Amelia Spanton focuses on the commonplace book as a point of great interest. This article reflects the significance of these texts in containing and portraying information about life and society in this period.
14 hours ago · While some might argue it’s a push for consumer freedom, it’s an area where American legislation is actually ahead, pushing back against global tech giants’ grip on how and who repairs what ...
4 days ago · I’m talking about the third king of Israel, the philosopher-King Solomon and his commonplace book of wisdom known as the Book of Proverbs. Solomon was the second son of King David with Bathsheba—which is an insane story, check out 2 Samuel 11-12:25 for the details.
3 days ago · The word commonplace comes from the Greek koinos topos, meaning ‘general theme’. It’s a term from the practice of rhetoric – if you came across something that sounded good, you would write it down to use later in a speech. All sorts of famous people have kept Commonplace Books including John Milton, Napoleon Bonaparte, Lewis Carroll and ...
Jun 8, 2024 · A Journey to Crete, Constantinople, Naples andFlorence - Three Months Abroad by Anna Vivanti was published, originally forprivate circulation, in 1865. Thus we embark on one woman’sperspective of travel in the middle of the nineteenth century.
