The Craft of Memory

The Craft of Memory

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The Craft of Memory
The Craft of Memory
Memorable Cities, Musicality, and the Mnemonics of Place

Memorable Cities, Musicality, and the Mnemonics of Place

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Ronald Johnson
Jul 09, 2023
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What makes a man’s face glow like fireflies in the retelling of a visit? Or hum his journeys and whistle of times spent? There are memorable cities and the rhythms of place twirling in this marble-blue-green. Places too have rhythm, poetry even, not merely lines, but lines and we must learn to read them. So, what causes a place to flash before that inwa…

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