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Years ago, a mischievous kitty had left her ink-covered prints on the book.
Filipović stumbled upon a familiar set of splotches marring the centuries-old pages. While pawing through a stack of medieval manuscripts from Dubrovnik, Croatia, University of Sarajevo doctoral student Emir O.
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