A chance discovery at a distinguished London map fair in 2012 by a Belgian globe collector produced the most unique of finds: a distinct globe with mysterious i

At a map fair in London in 2012, a collector bought a small globe made of ostrich egg shells. It depicts astonishing details such as ships, a drowning sailor, a

This thoroughly original work of art history presents a provocative theory about Leonardo da Vinci, the Mona Lisa, and Theological Gender Equality. The famous M

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