Becoming Italian Word by Word: Michelangelo "Draws" the Italian Language

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How to communicate if you don’t speak or read a language? Draw it! (Disegnalo!)

Michelangelo, of course, knew that well. It was a common practice in the old days to hand-draw (disegnare a mano) items for the illiterate, such as Michelangelo’s servant in this case. […]

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