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“The greatest piece of art in the world ” - Michelangelo, Italian sculpture, painter, architect and engineer

The Laocoön marble sculpture after which this remarkable bronze was modeled unquestionably influenced the lives and works of countless artists, authors, popes, kings and emperors since it was first discovered in the early 16th century. Incred

excerpts: Broken by war and rebuffed by the Fates For so many years, the Greek warlords Built a horse, aided by the divine art    Of Pallas, a horse the size of a mountain, Weaving its ribs out of beams of

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Below each index page image is a single word which gives a hint to the subject on that webpage.

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Clicking on any index page image opens a webpage, which most often contains an illustrated 1,000 word essay and an image collection. External links are provided to offer in-depth discussion of the subject.

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primary webpage: seeing

secondary webpage: marrow

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“Whenever I discovered something which was noteworthy,

I have felt it my duty to put down what I had discovered,

in order that it would become known to the educated world.”

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Letter of June 12, 1716

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“Sharing knowledge is the the greatest of all callings.

There is nothing like it in the land".”

The Instruction of Dua-Khety

… to his son, as he entered scribe school c. 2000 BC, Egypt - Middle Kingdom

… see: seeing

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