/* ================================================================ 
This copyright notice must be untouched at all times.

The original version of this stylesheet and the associated (x)html
is available at http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/artists_dd.html
Copyright (c) 2005-2007 Stu Nicholls. All rights reserved.
This stylesheet and the assocaited (x)html may be modified in any 
way to fit your requirements.
=================================================================== */
/* common styling */
/* set up the overall width of the menu div, the font and the margins */

.menu {
font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; 
width:750px; 
margin:0; 
margin:20px 0 70px 0;
position:relative;
z-index:100;
}
/* remove the bullets and set the margin and padding to zero for the unordered list */
.menu ul {
padding:0; 
margin:0;
list-style-type: none;
}
/* float the list so that the items are in a line and their position relative so that the drop down list will appear in the right place underneath each list item */
.menu ul li {
float:left; 
position:relative;
}
/* style the links to be 150px wide by 30px high. Set the color and the font size. */
.menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {
display:block; 
text-align:center; 
text-decoration:none; 
width:150px; 
height:30px; 
color:#fff; 
line-height:30px; 
font-size:11px;
}
/* set up the background images relative to this css file */
.john {background:#fff url(../paintings/the_cornfield.jpg);}
.constable {background:transparent url(../paintings/the_cornfield.jpg) 0 -31px;}
.claude {background:#fff url(../paintings/monet.jpg);}
.monet {background:transparent url(../paintings/monet.jpg) 0 -31px;}
.van {background:#fff url(../paintings/van_gogh.jpg);}
.gogh {background:transparent url(../paintings/van_gogh.jpg) 0 -31px;}
.marc {background:#fff url(../paintings/chagall.jpg);}
.chagall {background:transparent url(../paintings/chagall.jpg) 0 -31px;}
.pablo {background:#fff url(../paintings/picasso.jpg);}
.picasso {background:transparent url(../paintings/picasso.jpg) 0 -31px;}

/* make the dropdown ul invisible */
.menu ul li ul {
visibility:hidden;
position:absolute;
}

/* specific to non IE browsers */
/* set the background and foreground color of the main menu li on hover */
.menu ul li:hover a {
color:#fff; 
}
.menu ul li:hover a span {display:none;}

/* make the sub menu ul visible and position it beneath the main menu list item */
.menu ul li:hover ul {
visibility:visible; 
top:30px; 
left:0; 
width:150px;
}
/* style the background and foreground color of the submenu links */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a {
display:block; 
color:#fff;
}
/* style the hidden span text */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a span {
display:none;
position:absolute;
left:150px; top:0;
background:#fff;
width:130px;
padding:0 10px;
color:#000;
}
/* style the first letter of the span text */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a span:first-letter {
font-weight:bold;
font-size:1.2em;
}
/* style the background and forground colors of the links on hover */
.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover {
background:#000;
}
/* make the span text visible */
.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover span {
display:block;
text-align:left;
line-height:1.5em;
}
/* position the span text on the left of the last menu item */
.menu ul li:hover ul.left li:hover span {
left:-150px;
}