Category Archives: English

Unmasking a Forgery

Posted on March 2, 2023 by babbityjean

When a curator at the University of Michigan Library received the email, he was more than a bit apprehensive.  The email was from Nick Wilding, an historian at Georgia State University, who is a Galileo scholar and an expert on … Continue reading →

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The Museum of Rescued Art

Posted on February 10, 2023 by babbityjean

The Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage is Italy’s world-renowned police squad dedicated to recovering stolen art.  Founded in 1969, it has tracked down and repatriated to Italy more than 3 million artifacts.  Established in 2017, the Antiquities … Continue reading →

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San Pellegrino (in English)

Posted on January 27, 2023 by babbityjean

San Pellegrino is one of the foremost brands of bottled sparkling water not only throughout Italy, but also throughout the world.  Since 1395, San Pellegrino Terme in the province of Bergamo (Lombardy) has been the source of the iconic waters … Continue reading →

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