In celebration of Shakespeare's 400th birthday, the Beatles perform the Pyramus and Thisbe play from A Midsummer Night's Dream. The 1964 performance is from a DVD called The Beatles Explosion.
Archive - May 13, 201216th century Spanish pattern book available online
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2012-05-13 13:17
The World Digital Library has posted a digital version of the Book on Geometry, Practice, and Patterns by Juan de Alcega. Published in 1580, the book offers techniques for ordering lengths of fabric based on the measurement of the "ell." "Reluctance to change" helped medieval Icelanders survive
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2012-05-13 08:31
Most medieval societies faced with plague or natural disasters relied on flexibility to save their cultures, but new research shows that the "people of medieval Iceland survived disaster by sticking with traditional practices." |
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