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  • Note 30: Epistolae, 2.7.8: "Parieti eius cubiculi mei in bibliothecae speciem armarium insertum est quod non legendos libros sed letitandos capit" (My cubiculum has a press let into the wall that does duty as a library, and holds books not merely to be read, but read over and over again).

    Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008

  • The ECB will increase its subscribed capit al to $14.23 billion, after taking on increased credit risks owing to a massive expansion of its balance sheet.

    What's News 2010

  • Note 114: Epistolae, 2.7.8: "Parieti eius cubiculi mei in bibliothecæ speciem armarium insertum est quod non legendos libros sed letitandos capit." back

    Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008

  • Totum enim corpus tegit arenis, nec ullum indicium sui praebet, nisi ex ea parte qua invitatas aves vel animalia capit.

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • Totum enim corpus togit arenis nec ullum indicium sui prebet nisi ex ea parte qua inuitatas aues uel animalia capit.

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • Totum enim corpus togit arenis nec ullum indicium sui prebet nisi ex ea parte qua inuitatas aues uel animalia capit.

    Sigh. WMAM. 2008

  • Google San Miguel de Allende - by far the largest per capit concentration of artists both Mexican and foreign plus all sorts of very fine insfrastructure to support artists new and established including the renowned Allende Instituto.

    Artists in Mexico?? 2006

  • Totum enim corpus tegit arenis, nec ullum indicium sui praebet, nisi ex ea parte qua invitatas aves vel animalia capit.

    Sigh. WMAM. 2008

  • Libet eos nunc interrogare qui domus marmoribus vestiunt, qui uno filo villarum ponunt precia, huic seni modo quid unquam defuit? vos gemma bibitis, ille concavis manibus naturae satisfecit; ille pauper paradisum capit, vos avaros gehenna suscipiet.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Bulls especially, alium in pascuis non admittit, he will not admit another bull to feed in the same pasture, saith [6016] Oppin: which Stephanus Bathorius, late king of Poland, used as an impress, with that motto, Regnum non capit duos.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

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