Clay, wood, bone, stone, wax, etc. served as the material for making the oldest dolls. Dolls were probably the very first toys, although not all of them were used to entertain children. Already in the II century BC, dolls with movable elements and small...
Historical fact
Historical fact
A toy, a magical object, a creepy object: strange dolls of the past
Harper's Magazine: the oldest American magazine of literary and political direction
In 1850, the first issue of Harper's Magazine, one of the oldest magazines in the USA, was published. This is a very popular periodical, on the pages of which the texts of Herman Melville, Woodrow Wilson, Winston Churchill, Henry James, Jack London...
Brownrigg, Venel, Priestley: the scientists who made modern soda pop
Carbonated water was invented long before the favorite drinks of many generations appeared, such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Duchess and many others. The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates described water containing natural carbon dioxide with a fairly low...
The most important textbook on anatomy of the XVI century
In 1543, an important book for the development of medicine was published – a textbook "On the structure of the human body, in seven books", compiled by Andreas Vesalius. The text is based on lectures delivered by Vesalius in Padua. A distinctive feature...
Pall Mall: the most popular cigarettes in the USA in the middle of the last century
In 1899, a new brand of Butler & Butler Company, Pall Mall, entered the tobacco market (today the production rights belong to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco in the USA). The novelty was created for wealthy buyers from the upper strata of society. The brand...
Philae: an island with one of the last sanctuaries of the goddess Hathor
In the middle of the Nile River is the island of Philae – the place where, according to the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians, the burial place of Osiris was located. It was a sacred land inhabited by priests, which is why this territory was considered...
Mira calligraphiae monumenta: a masterpiece of calligraphy and book illustration
In the XVI century, book printing has already become quite common, and handwriting began to be viewed more and more as an art. Customers of books created by scribes, first of all, wanted to see a masterpiece, a manifestation of ingenuity and originality...
Chess in painting: The Shadovsky Club in a painting by Johann Hummel
In 1818-1819, the German artist Johann Hummel painted the painting "A Game of Chess at the Foss Palace in Berlin", which depicted, in addition to the popular game, famous figures of the Enlightenment. Art researchers believe that the work was...
The End of the Hundred Years' War: The Battle of Castillon
In 1453, a battle took place, which played an important role in the further use of artillery. During the Battle of Castillon, which took place on June 17 between the British and the French, artillery pieces were used, which brought victory to the French...
Jewelry of the Etruscans: gold jewelry from Vulci
In 1832, among the ruins of the ancient Etruscan city of Vulci, a set of gold jewelry of the 5th century BC was discovered. The artifacts were inside a two-chamber tomb in which a man and a woman were buried. The set includes pendants, earrings, fibulas...