Spring quiz

(It's not an art quiz this time)

What feature have you got in your computer, a feature that you have probably used at some point, and can be traced back to the invention of an important figure of the the Italian Renaissance, around the XV century?

I'll give you some time.





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It's not the zeros, those are Arabic.






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Clue number 1: I have it right in front of me right now because Blogspot uses it.













No?












And the answer is...

 Italics

A humanist called Niccolo de Niccoli, who was born and lived in Florence, was the first to use the cursive script in his copying of ancient manuscripts, a task he really rejoiced in, and this kind of handwriting became the origin of the Italics typeface in printing. Thank you sir, it's been quite useful for quite a few people through the centuries.

Window display

Unbelievable

Only  4.097 visits on Youtube??!?!?

Welcome spring

Maybe I shouldn't

Maybe I shouldn't.
Probably I shouldn't.
I know I shouldn't.
It sounds weird.
Irrelevant.
A bit like preaching,
Definitely not appropiate.
I should think twice...

What the ..., here I go:

WOMEN OF THE WORLD!!!!

There's no way you are ever going to become:

strong, spontaneous, romantic, sensual, femenine, mysterious, independant, assertive, interesting, charming, modern, elegant, powerful, unique, attractive, fascinating, enigmatic, self-assured or intelligent....

BY WEARING ANY KIND OF PERFUME

There, I said it, what a relief. This feels good. Thanks.

Smile

Look what they sell near where I live. Do you need some extra cash and your bank/government/employer is not helping? Get yourself this very small bottle of the extraordinary  money-attracting oil and all your financial problems will be solved. Cheap and effective.

Easy Spanish II:

Aceite: oil
Atrae: attract
Dinero: money

Happy Valentine's day

Gotha lovers (Gothaer Liebespaar)  by the Master of the Housebook,1480-1485

at the Herzogliches Museum, Gotha, Germany

                                         
                                             Pentheus torn apart by Agave and Ino

"If we want to be positive about it, this is the first recession we spend together"

Results of the autumn quiz

So the ubiquitous wandering lady was this time on the painting by Pieter de Hooch (born 1629) "Interior of the burgomaster's council chamber in the amsterdam townhall", now at the Thyssen Museum in Madrid.
More Pieter de Hooch's paintings in this link

Those of you who got it right will be getting an amazing trip to the Caribbean.

Smile

A Monet jpg image not uploading fast enough

Ok, so I should open a new label called "fooling around", I know

About painting

Edouard-Dammouse

Marie-Bracquemond at her easel

Happy Christmas and a question without answers

Are Buddhists the true Christians?

Dear Mandela

                                            

 On top of everything, you managed to make everyone agree on what wisdom is. What an achievement. 

I celebrate your life too.

Reflection of the day

What yarn is to wool, writing is to life. Distillations, they are not quite the same thing as the original but you can make very nice things with them.

Smile today

Exam answers from school classrooms

More in the book "F In School" by Richard Benson