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Embroidered book covers, fashionable in the 16th and 17th century and saw a comeback in late 19th-century England, from the Arts and Crafts movement in Europe. #WomensArt https://t.co/GRBE3lOAnW
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Mandala on chess pieces, me, pencil, 2021
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A massive crocheted canopy provides shade for a shopping district in Malaga. https://t.co/n7moXnA3JG https://t.co/f0Qq9YEoaf
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#WorkOfTheWeek is Yinka Shonibare's fabulous installation, 'The Swing (after Fragonard)' 2001, in which a life-size headless mannequin, wearing a brightly coloured dress, reclines on a swing. The dress is made of Dutch wax print, a signature textile in Shonibare’s work. 🌼👗 https://t.co/4mUNtHzZ5V
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Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, 1991🕊️ 📷© Steve McCurry (American, b. 1950) https://t.co/rS238BMIc7
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"Marching On", me, Pens and Acrylics, 2021
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One type of medieval manuscript you might find in a museum or art history book is a book of hours. These books, often lavishly illustrated, were widely used by European Christians in the Middle Ages. https://t.co/h79jBTsmWD
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Mirror mirror...or should we say metal, metal... 🪞 #DYK: Before glass mirrors, folks would check themselves out on highly polished metal surfaces. Adorned with astrological themes, this 13th-century mirror was also used in magical medicine. Learn more: https://t.co/yXjXc6dpJR https://t.co/FTHIU1m9b4
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Most books of hours are prayer books specifically designed to guide the devotional practice of the average person. They usually contain a calendar, the Hours of the Virgin, Gospel readings, the Office of the Dead, the Penitential Psalms, and hymns. https://t.co/3HPD5XhEBK
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A spectacular bolt of lightning struck the Washington Monument, temporarily closing the famed obelisk to visitors: https://t.co/jWG6gWs3TA https://t.co/DIJ8pQPtZS
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While ancient Egyptian mummy portraits have long been objects of curiosity, only a minimal amount of scholarship exists about them. https://t.co/U1MZVMxsrO
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