The Vatican Library is the custodian of a major part of humanity’s literary heritage. That includes more than 80,000 ancient ...

Three monumental academic titles, whose authority is grounded on expert scholarship but whose style is for the general reader ...

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The Fourth of July celebration feels like a Norman Rockwell painting come to life. This western Massachusetts town combines ...

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These 15 inventions were selected for their far-reaching impact and transformative influence on society, and have laid the ...

Grounded in the liberal arts, the Morrissey College offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, preparing students to thrive in a broad range ...

More widely, Islamic tradition has discouraged the figurative depiction of living creatures, especially human beings. Islamic art has therefore tended to be abstract or decorative. Shia Islamic ...