Optio asked: “Question if I may please? Does anyone know when scissors (roughly as we know them today) came into common use as opposed to shears (like the springy ones we always see in junk shops), were they in common use in 14-15C?”
We do see scissors and shears used for different tasks in the 14th […]

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“The Body Inside and Out: Anatomical Literature and Art Theory” is at the West Building of the National Gallery of Art through January 23.

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From Line to Light: Renaissance Drawing in Florence and Venice is at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, through October 10.

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Vinum Nostrum: Arte, scienza e miti del vino nelle civilità del Mediterraneo antico is at the Museo degli Argenti through May 15.

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Strait Through: Magellan to Cook and the Pacific is on display at the Main Gallery of Princeton University’s Firestone Library through January 2.

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Checkmate! Capturing Kings and Batting Balls: Medieval People at Play is at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, through October 10.

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