Exploring a treasure trove of medieval Egyptian recipes

Le Corbusier, high tides, and a Greek funicular. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. September 06, 2018 Ancient Egyptian Recipes A newly translated cookbook offers one of the only comprehensive looks at the culinary world of 14th-century Egypt, featuring 830 recipes for medieval Egyptian dishes, desserts, and digestives. Read More → Remembering a Museum After a fire tore through Brazil's Museu Nacional this past weekend, local students have begun collecting photos to remember the institution. Read more → Modulor Rule The French architect Le Corbusier developed his own measurement system, and this corresponding tape, as a way to standardize architecture. But no one really used it besides him. Read more → NOEL, NOVA SCOTIA Burntcoat Head Park The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor. Read more → ATHENS, GREECE Lycabettus Funicular This railway carts travelers 680 feet to the highest peak in central Athens, which offers stunning vistas of the city. Read more → CAVE CITY, KENTUCKY Hidden Gem of a Museum Kentucky's Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum is home to an amazing collection of taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s. Read more → food & drink Kvass, a Slavic Favorite Thanks to this 10th-century drink's simple recipe and some help from Russian soldiers who brought it wherever they were stationed, this beverage has become a staple throughout the Slavic nations. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222