1948: Catholic Church publishes final edition of “Index Librorum Prohibitorum”(historyofinformation.com)

66 points by thomassmith65 1 year ago | 58 comments

Was silent reading unusual during Augustine's time?(historyofinformation.com)

65 points by ryanscio 29 days ago | 37 comments

A HistoryofInformation.com entry examining whether silent reading was unusual in Augustine's time, citing his account of Ambrose reading silently.

Tool book of a Nuremberg knight from 1505(loeffelholz-codex.org)

148 points by edwardog 1 day ago | 80 comments

A project site presenting the 1505 Löffelholz Codex, a Nuremberg knight's tool book, page by page with facsimiles, transcriptions, modern readings and interpretations.

Interactive World History Atlas Since 3000 BC(geacron.com)

329 points by not_knuth 11 months ago | 135 comments

GeaCron's interactive world history atlas showing political maps and borders by year from 3000 BC to the present.

Zoomable, translated version of the 15th century Mappa Mundi(mostre.museogalileo.it)

130 points by gadtfly 2 years ago | 23 comments

Theodosian Land Walls of Constantinople (2025)(turkisharchaeonews.net)

29 points by bcraven 7 months ago | 7 comments