"A show of manuscripts at the Getty Center depicting medieval puzzles, games and jousts reveals diversions that, like chess, span our radically different lives and times."

'Play & Pastimes in Middle Ages' Review: Winning Look at History

https://www.wsj.com/articles/play-and-pastimes-in-the-middle-ages-review-a-winning-look-at-history-b6f89ae via WSJ
Photo: Getty Museum via WSJ
#MiddleAges #DarkAges #Medieval #Games #Pastimes #Play

@dnsprincess secondarily, it would be a very good back scratcher because all the #cable tie joints are #accessible.

Back #scratching is one of life's most #relaxing #pastimes. After #licking baby kangaroos. Which is better than yoga. IMHO.

Falling further down the playing cards rabbit hole here’s an astonishing deck I’ve just found described online, from the late 17th century, each card with an intricate heraldry design on it. The whole website is worth a read for anyone else interested in the history of playing cards. Though enter at your own peril! https://www.wopc.co.uk/uk/heraldic-playing-cards
#PlayingCards #Heraldry #Games #17thcentury #SeventeenthCentury #Pastimes #Genealogy

#Sleep. One of my favorite #pastimes. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/08/fashion/sleep-tips-and-tools.html