Before the invention of printing in the 15th century, manuscript reproduction methods were very cumbersome. So, in ancient Rome, the slaves were the ones who had to transcribe texts and copy illustrations by hand.

Before the appearance of writing in Scandinavia, they would appoint "guardians of the laws". These were men charged with learning by heart and reciting upon demand all the laws and regulations of the land.

According to a Japanese belief, folding 1,000 paper cranes will make your wish come true. During the 50's, Sadako Sasaki, a young girl exposed to the atomic radiation in Hiroshima during World War II, began to make cranes to cure herself of leukemia.

Unfortunately, little Sadako died at the age of 12 before having reached her goal and a [Read more]

A drawing is a work generally made on a removable support using a medium, whether colored or not, such as pencils, feathers, pastels, crayons, or charcoal.

Requiring relatively little means, it's often used as the basis for more complex artistic creations in the fields of architecture, design, painting, sculpture, and industrial [Read more]

Origami is art of paper folding. Invented by the Japanese, it first had a religious meaning, since the first folded models were used as offerings to spiritual entities. It was, moreover, that from this custom arose the accordion fan.

During the 7th century, origami became an entertainment art. Among the most famous figures we find the [Read more]

Painting is one the richest forms of art and a vibrant witness of the past, a way of leaving one's trace over the span of time. Its evolution over the course of the centuries is impossible to describe in just a few words, due to its sheer dimension, longevity, and diversity.

However, it is possible to assert that the term [Read more]