architecture A few days in Paris Having taken my son Joshua to Rome for 3 nights when he was 10, my daughter decided she wanted to go to Paris for her Read More » 31st October 2011 No Comments
3 Men of Genius in the same place, at the same time: thoughts on “a fateful collusion” Leonardo, Machiavelli, Borgia: these 3 men were, each in their own way, extraordinary. Genius is not too strong a word (though some might balk at Read More » 13th April 2010 No Comments
Leonardo da Vinci’s map of Imola So what’s the big deal with an old map? Well, quite apart from the fact that I love maps anyway, this is a pretty special Read More » 12th April 2010 3 Comments