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Could 17th-century Italy provide a useful model for today’s challenging art market?
Long before art fairs, advisory firms and mega-galleries, there were barbers, tailors and innkeepers managing the flow of art in 17th-century Italy. Beyond the Fringe, an exhibition at Nicholas ...
The Atlantic24d
What Kind of Questions Did 17th-Century Daters Have?
About half a century before Diderot’s Encyclopédie, and three centuries before the invention of Google, Dunton intended to cater to the learned male patrons of London’s new coffeehouses ...
Mercury News1mon
Wish You Were Here: ‘Old-world hospitality’ in a 17th-century monastery
ITALY: John and Angelo Zorn from Novato spent three nights at Astapiana Villa Giusso, a 17th-century monastery overlooking the Sorrento peninsula and Bay of Naples. Now a sprawling estate with ...
Miami Herald1mon
Unusual 17th-century military grave puzzled experts. But now, new clues are found
Archaeologists recently uncovered a trove of artifacts from a 17th-century military camp in Germany ... and several pieces of clothing were recovered as well, archaeologists said.
NME1mon
Robbie Williams says he’s got “a 17th-century pirate disease”
Robbie Williams has revealed he has been diagnosed with scurvy, calling it a “17th-century pirate disease”. The NHS says scurvy is “caused by not having enough vitamin C in your diet over a ...
Express & Star1mon
17th century Quaker burial ground granted listed status
The 17th century site at Lower Hazel in South Gloucestershire has been granted Grade II listed status by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England. Dating from ...
Express & Star1mon
Extension plan for 17th century Stourbridge Hotel
The Talbot Hotel in Stourbridge has submitted plans for a 10-bedroom extension at the rear of the Grade II listed building. There were concerns over the future of the historic building when it ...
National Geographic news3mon
Clothing from 1600s shipwreck shows how the 1 percent lived
Years of research have raised more questions than answers regarding the spectacular contents of a 17th-century shipwreck in the Netherlands, which includes some of the most important clothing ...
Artnet5mon
Rare 17th-Century Painting of Black and White Women Debuts After Export Ban
An exceptionally rare 17th-century painting featuring a Black woman and a white woman side by side has gone on public display for the first time at Compton Verney, a historic manor in the English ...
Khaleej Times6mon
UAE: Rare 17th-century carpets worth Dh1.84 billion will be displayed in Ras Al Khaimah
More than 3,000 handwoven Persian carpets, some dating back to the 17th century, will soon be available in Ras Al Khaimah. The collection showcases detailed designs and patterns lasting for ...
Archaeology8mon
17th-Century Home Site Excavated in Massachusetts
DEARBORN, MICHIGAN—The site of the seventeenth-century home of John Doane, one of the first English families to settle in what is now the town of Eastham, Massachusetts, has been excavated by ...
Post and Courier9mon
How a 17th century hurricane saved Charleston and helped determine hurricane season
A 17th century hurricane that occurred during a turf war between England and Spain not only saved the city of Charleston, but helped shape the earliest ideas of when hurricane season was for ...