A pair of clappers could be played either with both hands or with just one. That this pair was played one-handed is indicated by the holes near the rounded ends, which show slight traces of wear caused by rubbing from an attached string
.); b: L. 14.3 × W. 2.8 × Th. 0.8 cm (5 5/8 × 1 1/8 × 5/16 in.)
XVII, 4a, b. Harper, Prudence O. "The Second Millenium B.C."
All relics bestowed honor and privileges upon the possessor, and monasteries and cathedrals sought to hold the most prestigious. Some relics were even stolen from one church, only to find a new home in another.
Medieval reliquaries frequently assume the form of caskets (chasses) ( 2002.483.3a,b)
London: B. T. Batsford, Ltd., 1914. p. 25. Needle and Bobbin Club.
William J. 1986. “The Mythic Geometry of the Ancient South Sierra.� In The Junius B.
Pia Palladino Laurence B. Kanter. "Exh. cat. The Metropolitan Museum of Art."
This is in fact the repeating story of the Spanish guitar: the innovations of Spain’s virtuosic musicians and ingenious craftsmen disperse to captivate and transform guitar-playing traditions around the world.
bracing system and plantilla, and even the company’s later guitars ( 2012.209a,b)
Recent studies of Van Gogh’s canvas supports, undertaken by the Thread Count Automation Project in collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum, have used thread count and weave pattern to identify canvases cut from the same bolt
–B. de La Faille. "Unbekannte Bilder von Vincent van Gogh."
Inscription: (central medallion (A), front, on scroll of Moses, center): SIC . ERIT . VITA . TVA . PENDENS / . ANE . N . CREDES . VITE . TVE (Thus your life will hang in the balance before [you], you will not be sure of your life [Deuteronomy 28:66])(central medallion (A), front, on upper left scroll): SICVT
Forsyth, William H., and Margaret B. Freeman.
metallic thread Credit Line: Gift of Alice Topp-Lee, 1978 Object Number: 1978.250a, b
