Saayda wrote:
I think that in both cases, the letters in their partially open, non-flat
form are supposed to be interpreted as having already been read
This envelope is a fascinating thing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/domenico-giuliani-and-his-servant-205778
The ma
On May 21, 2013, Saadya wrote:
> José Tomas Buitrago mentions a 1526 engraving by Durer, where the 2 folded
> letters on Erasmus' desk appear to be of the same construction as in your
> painting--that is, divided into three parts but not equally. (Presumably this
> information originates fro
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16726942/LucreziaFull.jpg
There's some real ingenuity here since the 2 scales prevents the pattern
from being completely collapsible (look at the crease pattern to see why)
as indeed one would want for a cloth collar. That sort of >thinking--not
just about c
On May 19, 2013, at 8:00 PM, Karen Reeds wrote:
> As a historian of science, I've spent a lot of time looking at
> facsimiles of Leonardo's notebooks. I wouldn't put anything ingenious
> past Leonardo,
> but I haven't yet seen anything I'd call origami.
>
> Letterfolds could be an exception. I
