Sorry the type is so small but the post is complicated and LJ already ate both the cut and the big image once so I've lost the will to muck about with it any more.
It IS a fascinating (and shiny!) subject, and I could go on for pages! The difficulty is squashing such a big subject (and hundreds of years) into a readable summary. Glad you found it interesting!
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Sorry the type is so small but the post is complicated and LJ already ate both the cut and the big image once so I've lost the will to muck about with it any more.
It IS a fascinating (and shiny!) subject, and I could go on for pages! The difficulty is squashing such a big subject (and hundreds of years) into a readable summary. Glad you found it interesting!