Seaside Stories: Art, Heritage, and the Dalmatian Spirit with Josipa and Mariana Plazibat
There is something alluring and intriguing in these three things that, when perfectly blended, create a beauty that people only with refined taste can understand.
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Art Nouveau Posters and the Dawn of Modern Advertising
The success of Art Nouveau posters lay in their skillful merge of artistry and messaging.
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Apicius and the Secrets of Long-Lasting Ancient Roman Food
The governance of food supplies was an indispensable part of the Ancient Roman lifestyle. And it is today too, but today it is much easier with electricity, smart fridges, and other benefits of modern technology. But back then, it was different with Ancient Roman food.
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The Brief Empire of Vezzi Porcelain
Although involved in controversies such as industrial espionage, the Vezzi porcelain factory offered a touch of the exotic to society crazy about new things and those things that reminded them of distant and exciting countries.
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The Clandestine Nature of Dead Drops
Somewhere in Western Europe, 1977 In a peaceful neighborhood of some Western European city, there was a building. It wasn’t luxurious, but the second floor had a nice little balcony. Above the flower pots, where green leaves that soaked up the summer sun, there were also almost always white towels drying on the clothes line. […]
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