For those who have read other Eco books, this one was easier for me. I kept getting hung up on the Latin in "Name of the Rose", for instance. There is the same attention to historical accuracy in this book combined with an excellent story and great writing, as usual. This is the story of a man who moved up the ranks of 13th Century culture and tells the tale of his education as well as his adventures in that era. There is a fair bit of fantasy also involving the unicorns and sorcery which was rampant back then. Before you start thinking "Harry Potter" remember our modern science and Chemistry evolved out of the Medieval practice of Alchemy.
Very good author.
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