Stuff about Things: An Art History Podcast

Ciphers, cosmology, cryptology — oh my! This long-awaited episode delves into the pages and the mystery of what some have called the most mysterious manuscript in the world: the Voynich Manuscript, now in the collection of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. Come for the discussion of a medieval plumbing fantasy, stay in spite of the limp vellum and the parts where Lindsay sounds a little like Daffy Duck.

Time markers:
Narrative opener - 6:50
Introduction to manuscript - 12:00
Wiflrid Voynich - 35:58
Contents of manuscript - 1:01:05
Early History - 1:42:35
Cryptographic Attempts - 2:00:45
Conclusion - 2:33:00
Sources - 2:46:30

Track features royalty free music and sound effects, including:
-Kevin MacLeod, Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049
-Kevin MacLeod, Spring Thaw
-Success Dream (Hooksounds.com)
-Universfield, Fast Knocking on Door (Pixabay)
-Sea You Later, Typewriter (Pixabay)

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Come to learn about the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner and her museum, stay in spite of the purring and the ludicrous number of chimneys. C’est mon plaisir. See images and sources over at StuffAboutThingsPodcast.com. And if you're feeling spicy, you can buy Lindsay (that's me) a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/stuffaboutthingspodcast. All contributions are deeply appreciated and go towards the maintenance and production of the podcast.

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Much love,

x Lindsay x

Song credits:
Kevin Macleod, Bach Brandenburg Concerto #4
Kevin Macleod, Fairytale Waltz
Success Dreams (Hooksounds)

**busts through wall** SHE’S BACK WITH A HALLOWEEN TREAT! That is, if you’re into 3.5-hour podcast episodes about stolen art. It’s the gift that keeps on giving, mostly because it never ends. This episode covers all 13 works stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in March 1990. Come for rarely shared information about 13 fascinating works of art and glace plombier, stay in spite of the amateur audio editing and frequent use of “Of the 13 works stolen from the Gardner Museum…” to open individual sections. What can I say? When you write and record separate sections over the course of 3 months, things happen. Do let me know if you notice any (major) audio issues by emailing stuffaboutthingspodcast@gmail.com. Remember: I am an art historian doing my best.

Opening Narrative 3:40
Vermeer’s The Concert - 16:40
Rembrandt van Rijn, All Works - 46:30
Govaert Flinck, Landscape with an Obelisk - 1:29:15
Chez Tortoni - 1:52:00
Degas Drawings: 2:19:00
Eagle Finial - 2:51:00
Bronze Ku - 3:15:00
Conclusion - 3:37:00

Music credits:
Kevin MacLeod - Brandenburg Concerto 4
Success Dreams (Hook Sounds)
Kevin MacLeod - Unseen Presence
Kevin MacLeod - Lone Harvest
Kevin MacLeod - Virtutes Instrumenti
Kevin MacLeod - Blue Feather
Kevin MacLeod - Touching Moments
Kevin MacLeod - Nervous Piano
Kevin MacLeod - Shadowlands
Kevin MacLeod - Ghostpocalypse
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**PART II is still coming! It'll be worth the wait. Should be up by late September-ish** IT’S HAPPENING. That’s right. I’m (finally) doing it. You asked, and I have answered. Put on your cop costumes, stick on that wax mustache, and buzz that buzzer. We’ve got some heistin’ to do. Except not, because we care about art and museums and, y’know, the law. Please join me for my longest episode ever. Come for the heist, stay in spite of at least three Bobbys.

And don’t forget to buy me a couple of “coffees” at coff.ee/stuffaboutthingspodcast. Just think of my parched throat!

Time Stamps:
Opening narrative - 3:50
The Heist - 10:00
The Aftermath - 23:10
The Investigation - 28:50
The Suspects - 55:00
Conclusion - 2:15:50

Anne of Cleves or Anne of Catfish? This minisode pays homage to Anne of Cleves, wifey #4 to King Henry VIII—namely the portrait of her by Hans Holbein the Younger. Was Anne really the most unattractive of Henry’s wives? Did Holbein really pull one over on his murdery boss by engaging in too much Renaissance face-tuning? How many people died as a result? Come for the thumb ring, stay in spite of Henry VIII's weird definition of "sister."

Minisode features the gorgeous song "Sheltered Swan" by Sascha Ende.