No.4 Breestraat, Amsterdam, is an imposing 17th century house, but little different from many big old houses in the city. What makes it exceptional is that for twenty years one of the world's greatest artists lived here - Rembrandt van Rijn, master painter of the time. This is the story of that ho[...]

Joseph Mallord William Turner is arguably Britain's greatest and most mysterious painter, whose range of work encompasses seascape and landscape, immensely powerful oil paintings and intimate watercolours. His friend and colleague C.R. Leslie remembered him thus: 'Turner was short and stout, and had[...]

The simplicity of the biscuit jointer is explained by the fact that it was originally developed with just one purpose in mind: jointing wood quickly and cheaply. Even if used for this task alone, it is an effective and valuable power tool. However, various manufacturers have now developed jointers i[...]

Reiseguiden som viser deg det de andre bare beskriver. Revidert 2009. Frankrike er et av de største landene i Europa. Paris er landets viktigste transportsenteret. Fransk kultur, litteratur, kunst, film og arkitektur kan være både dypsindig og provoserende. Men enten man er intellektuell, sensuel[...]