Entries by GaLACTus-AdMIn

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Translations from Arabic and the First Universities

Europe and the entire West owe much to Medieval Islamic culture. From the beginning of the 12th century, in fact, and until the middle of the 13th, an enormous quantity of documents of Islamic origin were translated from Arabic into Latin. These texts ranged from mathematics to medicine, philosophy, magic and astrology. Their translation contributed […]

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Biochar and Art

Biochar in art On October 4, 2024, as part of the BiochArt project, the first group exhibition of contemporary art on Biochar, opens in Rome. The exhibition is entitled ‘’Alchimia del Carbone. Esplorando il Biochar nell’arte” (The Alchemy of Carbon. Exploring Biochar in art). The 30 artists involved in the project experimented with Biochar