Before the first printing press was invented in the 15th century, books had to be made by hand. It was the monks who were usually put to work making parchment and ink, writing out text, and binding ...

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High in Ticino’s Bavona Valley lies Sonlerto, a medieval village shaped by nature itself. Massive rocks, fallen over ...