Thomistic penmanship


Who knew? When Fordham University posted this sample of Thomas Aquinas’ handwriting on its page for today’s Natural Law Colloquium, it provided needed evidence for something that had been only conjecture up to now: the late mediaeval theologian’s writings were obviously transcribed for the printed page by pharmacists.

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