Pericles by Paul Cartledge
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Book Presentation: Lorenzo Ghiberti with Scott Nethersole
8th September, 2026
Friday 2 October 2026 5pm Find out more We’d like to warmly invite you to the presentation of Scott Nethersole’s new book: Lorenzo Ghiberti: Designer On Friday 2 October 2026, 5 pm, at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Keizersgracht 564, Amsterdam, o…
Tracing Britain’s Lost Species
7th September, 2026
In this blog, author Lee Raye explains what brought them to writing Creatures of Story and Song, and brings to life some of the lost species of Britain *** ‘Britain’s lost species?’ People often say when I tell them about my new book. ‘Isn’t that a s…
A Tribute to Smell
13th July, 2026
In this blog, author Bjørn Berge dedicates his time to a fading sense: smell. Based on his new book, Smell: The Tale of a Fading Sense, he explains why smell is so important and why, despite that, it is dying out. *** I have been an architect for nea…
