To make everyday life worthwhile one must learn not just to see, but more importantly to notice.
This alcohol lamp/burner is an often overlooked artifact in the Special Collections Room of the Ateneo de Manila University Rizal Library. Last year, researching in the T.H. Pardo de Tavera Papers I came across a clipping from the December 29, 1923 Philippines Free Press (inset) that gives the history of this artifact.
When Rizal met his mother and sisters in Fort Santiago, days before hi...
Published on May 15, 2023 04:30