> We are getting closer and closer to the cutting-edge XV-century technology. Beautiful paragraphs!

While the broader point is fine, the example to me is just bad to me: very narrow column with a lot of hyphens and identical width/no variety making it harder to anchor your eye (though colored letters are awesome and play this role)

Ok, bad rag is bad, but the ancient text goes overboard in the other direction. This looks close to the form-over-function vibe.