1. Various types of dormers (lucarnes in French); windows that project vertically from a sloping roof Here you’ll find a breakdown in English of each dormer type presented, highlighting the architectural forms and features of each dormer type. 2. Su Nuraxi: Continue reading at the publisher's website.
1. This Troglodyte House for Sale in France The valley, south of Tours, is classified as a Natural Area of Ecological Interest for Flora and Fauna (known as ZNIEFF for Zone Naturelle d’Intérêt Ecologique, Faunistique et Floristique). Six kilometres long, it constitutes a reserve with an outstanding diversity. Occupied since the Prehistoric era, it still… Continue reading at the publisher's website.
1. People Watching at the Louvre From the archives of Brazilian photographer Alécio de Andrade Archives. 2. Jim Morrison’s bust found nearly 40 years after it was stolen from Paris cemetery Police have found a bust of Jim Morrison that was stolen nearly four decades ago from the Paris grave that has long been a place of… Continue reading at the publisher's website.
1. The gargoyle at Giusti Garden in Verona The dramatic cypress avenue leads to a cave full of stalactites and subsequently to Palazzo Giusti. Created at the end of the fifteenth century by a knight of the Venetian republic. Talk about taking a grotto to another level. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
For every piece of beautiful art hanging in a distinguished gallery, imagine the countless of others that never quite made it. Picture an artist approaching their easel with the high hopes of creating a masterpiece, but with every brush stroke comes the sinking feeling that its not coming out quite as good as they hoped;… Continue reading at the publisher's website.
1. A Ravishing Radish Hat And other wonderful creations by Rebecca Gardner. 2. Penitentes en Cuenca (Penitents in Cuenca) by José Ortiz Echagüe, 1940 a lay confraternity of Spanish-American Roman Catholic men active in Northern and Central New Mexico and southern Colorado. Continue reading at the publisher's website.
In the copper-mined heart of late 1960s Zambia, a new sound was brewing — raw, electrifying, and entirely unexpected, channeled the sounds of Hendrix, Sabbath, and Cream through the lens of life in a newly independent African nation. It was called Zamrock, a genre that fused the fuzzed-out guitars and rebellious spirit of Western psychedelic… Continue reading at the publisher's website.
Sex and botany– two words rarely found in the same sentence, but there was a time when the study of botany was considered so obscene that books on the subject were censored for women; branded dangerous and unsuitable for her delicate sensibilities. Gardens and greenhouses became an enlightened woman’s secret haven of discovery, expression and temptation. While today’s scientific… Continue reading at the publisher's website.
1. Paper Sculptures by Kate Kato (who also teaches online courses) Kate is a sculptor living in the Welsh Borders, obsessed with flora, fauna and paper. Shop her creations here. Take an online paper mushroom-making course here! Continue reading at the publisher's website.