Collecting First Day Covers
British postal system
Before 1840, the British postal system was a mess. The recipient of the mail was required to pay postage on deliv...
03
Apr
History
25
Mar
Maria Germanova – The Blue Bird
Moscow Art Theater
How much do you know about the Russian theater? Certainly, there were and there still are some great actors and act...
18
Mar
Sheet Music Books
The beginnings
The invention of the printing press made sheet music very popular across the globe. The Mainz Psalter, published in 1457...
11
Mar
The Quran – The book with handling instructions
The Quran - The book with Handling Instructions
The Quran is undoubtedly one of the most influential texts in history, but the book it...
28
Feb
The Lost Art of Book Binding
In a time when digital technology is taking over the world, we can ask ourselves: Is bookbinding a lost art? Furt...
27
Jan
Jean Paul Sartre – The existentialism and love
An Existential Love Affair
Jean-Paul Sartre was the father of existentialism. Simone de Beauvoir was the mother of modern feminism. To...
16
Jan
Old Maps of Africa – Slave Coast
Slave Coast of Africa
The Slave Coast of Africa is a historical name representing coastal parts of West Africa. This region was a main...
26
Dec
Pál Rosty – The Life of an explorer
Pál Rosty and the Revolution
The revolutions of 1848 were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe. The most widespread revol...
21
Dec
The Huron People and Recollects in New France
New France
We all know the famous story of the European conquest of the New World. After its discovery by Christopher Columbus, the Eu...
29
Nov
The New Testament – Alba Iulia 1648
The New Testament of Alba Iulia
Main subject of this article is Romanian translation of the New Testament printed in Alba Iulia. It's ...
04
Nov
Kyiv Pechersk Lavra – The Pillar of Orthodoxy
Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery, founded in the mid-11th century. The monastery was...
02
Aug
Impersonators of Peter III of Russia
Peter III of Russia
Peter III of Russia was Emperor of Russia for six months in 1762. Circumstances of his death brought the possibili...