Tenemos conocimiento de ellos desde el s. XVIII y aún no sabemos su utilidad. El primer dodecaedro romano se encontró en Inglaterra en 1739, desde entonces han aparecido más de cien en distintos puntos de Europa (sobre todo en Alemania y Francia), y aún no se ha podido determinar el propósito de su fabricación dada […]
Continue ReadingThe first Jissaw puzzle in the History
The history of the puzzles goes back to the second half of the s. XVIII when the cartographer and engraver John Spilsbury created for educational purposes, around 1767, the first puzzle of history by sticking one of its maps on a wooden board and cutting the countries by the borders. Some sources point out that […]
Continue ReadingUmayyad Caliphate art. Madinat al-Zahra replicas
Caliphic art is one of the stages of development of Islamic art in Al-Andalus, and passes between the 8th and 10th centuries, (beginning of the Taifa Kingdoms). Andalusí Muslim art developed according to religious canons and oriental influences, adapting many times to pre-Muslim architectural and decorative techniques or motifs. In Cordoba, capital of the caliphate […]
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