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Michael Jay
Michael Jay is on page 176 of 352 of The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition: A Compendium of Knowledge from the Classical Islamic World
The descriptions of human perceptions is so valuable in this text. Compare with works of Herodotus.
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The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition: A Compendium of Knowledge from the Classical Islamic World











Michael Jay
Michael Jay is on page 477 of 623 of Foucault’s Pendulum
As the characters fall into the briar patch, Casaubon's hindsight is instructive.
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Foucault’s Pendulum









Michael Jay
Michael Jay is on page 126 of 623 of Foucault’s Pendulum
"They (the catacombs) were places where people could meet in secret, and if their enemies got in, the conspirators could disperse in a matter of seconds, disappearing into nowhere." (p. 125) -- Colonel Ardenti to Belbo and Casaubon
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Foucault’s Pendulum

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