DOCSLIB.ORG

Discovery Chest Artifact Description Cards Child’S Rattle Who Would Have Used This? • Children

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Discovery Chest Artifact Description Cards Child’S Rattle Who Would Have Used This? • Children China Discovery Chest Artifact Description Cards Child’s Rattle Who would have used this? • Children. What is this? • A popular children’s toy. Two small balls attached to the sides beat the hollow drum when it is spun. Its surface is sometimes painted. It is often found at festivals such as the Lunar New Year. What is its significance? • The Chinese hand drum, also called a rattle drum, originated in ancient China around 475-221 BC during the Song Dynasty (960-1276). China 1A, GAMES Tiger Mask Who would have used this? • Children. What is this? • A traditional baby gift that is usually silk with hand stitching and embroidered appliques. The tiger is believed to protect the child from bad spirits and bring good luck. What is its significance? • The tiger hat can be traced as far back as the Qing dynasty. China 2A, GAMES Tangrams Who would have used this? • Children. What is this? • The tangram is a very old puzzle originating in China and is sometimes called the Wisdom Puzzle. The set consists of seven pieces: five triangles, one square, and one rhomboid. When fitted together, these shapes make a design or picture. What is its significance? • The story goes that about four thousand years ago in China, a man named Tan went to show the emperor a fine ceramic tile, but on his way he fell and his tile broke into 7 pieces. Tan spent the rest of his life trying to put the pieces back together, but was unsuccessful. However, he made many different shapes and pictures. Tangrams provide excellent problem-solving activities, as well as developing form discrimination and visual perception. China 4A, GAMES Shuttlecock Who would have used this? • Anyone. What is this? • A traditional Asian game. Players aim to keep a weighted shuttlecock in the air using their feet and other parts of the body except the hands. The game dates back to the Han Dynasty more than 2000 years ago, and peaked during the Tang Dynasty (618- 907), when shops specializing in shuttlecocks started to appear. In the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), formal shuttlecock kicking competitions were held. The game continued to evolve throughout Chinese history. What is its significance? • Chinese Hacky Sack was formally declared a national sport in 1933 and an International Shuttlecock Federation was founded in 1999. A World Shuttlecock Championship is held in different countries all around the world. China 5A, GAMES Bamboo Mat Who would have used this? • Chinese calligraphers or anyone. What is this? • A mat used as storage or decoration. Chinese calligraphers and brush painters sometimes use these mats to store their brushes by hanging them or rolling them up. Bamboo mats are also used in many households as table placemats. What is its significance? • By rolling the brushes up this way the delicate hairs are protected from being bent or crushed. China 1B, CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY Brush Who would have used this? • Calligraphy artists. What is this? • A brush used in painting. It is always held in an upright position with the handle perpendicular to the paper. The brush had to be held gently and steadily because the artist’s intuitions and thoughts guide the movement of the arm. These brushes can be made of stiff weasel hair, soft fleece and feathers, or a combination of both. Different brushes can be used to create different effects, such as the strong lines of a mountain or delicate subjects such as birds, insects, and flowers. What is its significance? • The brush is an artist’s “best friend” and a major contributor to Chinese painting. China 2B, CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY Calligraphy Writing Book Who would have used this? • Chinese painters, students, and scholars. What is this? • A book containing admired masterworks. A student would place a writing sheet over the calligraphy book and trace the characters one at a time. What is its significance? • As in Chinese painting, copying is not frowned upon, but encouraged. It is considered an achievement to develop the ability to work in the style of several different masters. Once the student masters the basic principles of structure, the grid system is no longer needed and the characters are produced freely. China 3B, CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY Calligraphy Writing Sheets Who would have used this? • Students. What is this? • Thin rice paper with 3x3 grids of lines printed upon it. The students are taught to write Chinese characters by arranging the lines, strokes, and dots of each character in relation to this space. What is its significance? • When calligraphy is taught to children in school, writing sheets are usually used as guidance. China 4B, CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY Ink Stone Who would have used this? • Chinese painters. What is this? • Ink stones can be carved from precious jade or fashioned from ceramic ware, but are usually non- porous slate. They are engraved with a design and the surface is highly polished in order to facilitate the fine grinding of the ink stick on the grinding area, which may be circular or rectangular. There is also a shallow well at one end of a flat, sloping surface to serve as a reservoir for the liquefied ink, which is made by combining the ink stick powder with clear water. What is its significance? • It is an important tool for painters. China 5B, CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY Xuan (rice) Paper Who would have used this? • Traditional painters, masters and their pupils. What is this? • Paper made from rice straw, the bark of a special kind of tree, and other vegetable fibers. It is praised as the “king of all papers” and is supposed to “last a thousand years” because it is soft and firm, and resistant to aging and worms. It is good for painting because it absorbs, but does not spread, the ink from the brush, which sink in easily when water is added. What is its significance? • Xuan paper is used not only for painting and calligraphy, but for diplomatic notes, important archives, and other documents as well. In the old days in China, the master’s pupil held the paper in place for the master as he stood painting. The artist stands while painting in order to have a complete view of the entire paper. China 6B, CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY Red Seal Paste Who would have used this? • Calligraphers. What is this? • Ink paste to seal official documents. Paste is made of eight ingredients, some very precious: cinnabar, pearl, musk, coral, ruby, moxa, castor oil, and a red pigment. To make a seal imprint, the cut face of the seal is pressed against the inking pad several times for an even coat and then with pressure, the seal would be stamped on paper. The impressions are clear and defined. What is its significance? • This was used since ancient times to mark documents. China 7B, CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY Seal/Chop Who would have used this? • Anyone. What is this? • A Chinese chop is a signature seal. Traditionally, Chinese have used a personal “chop,” or seal, as a sign of ownership or promise to perform some type of commitment, much as Westerners have used their handwritten signatures. What is its significance? • They are used in everyday life in China and other parts of Asia on checks, marriage documents, birth certificates, passports, and any other official papers. However, of all the applications, the highest aesthetic value of seals is their contribution to Chinese painting. Artists may also use the name of their studio, home, or birthplace as an identification seal. Side seals or mood seals depict the qualities of the artist, his or her works, or the virtue of the subject matter. China 8B, CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY Seal Paste Container Who would have used this? • Calligraphers. What is this? • A porcelain container usually hand painted with the design of a dragon in the sky. What is its significance? • Containers such as this are used to hold the damp red paste into which artists or calligraphers would press their seals in order to print them. The dragon figure is seen so often because they believe the dragon represents prowess, nobility, fortune, and can scare away evil. China 9B, CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY Ink Stick Who would have used this? • A traditional Chinese painter. What is this? • A stick of solid black pigment, usually of a rectangular shape. The dry ink stick gets ground on stone and mixed with fresh water to create a liquid ink used for painting. It is made from the soot of burnt pine wood, which is scraped off, heated, and strained. It is then mixed with glue. poured into molds, and placed in a sandalwood room so that as the ink solidifies and matures, it absorbs the fragrance of the sandalwood along with the pine scent. What is its significance? • It is an important tool for writing and painting. China 10B, CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY Bamboo Flute Who would have used this? • Chinese orchestras or anyone. What is this? • One of the oldest Chinese instruments, with a musical scale of seven holes. It was invented several thousand years ago. Before playing, a very thin film of special paper is placed on top of the extra hole. When playing, the air stream coming out of that particular hole will vibrate the thin film and create the distinguishing di zi sound. What is its significance? • Because of its ability to perform a wide range of different styles of music, its simple structure, and the sweet sound it makes, the di zi has become one of the most important solo instruments in China and many other Asian countries.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Chinese Zodiac Hidden Secrets to Discover Future
    Chinese Zodiac Hidden secrets to discover future 24 MARCH 2020, IGOR MICUNOVIC Chinese zodiac What Is Chinese Astrology? Chinese astrology and constellations were mostly used for divination. Chinese astrology is perhaps the oldest known horoscope system in the world. Ancient writings have been dated as far as the written records of China itself, many of which have been well-preserved and can be found in the monasteries in China, and all across South-East Asia. Chinese astrology is based on astronomy and traditional calendars. Using information gathered from the time and date of your birth, a Chinese astrologer is then able to draw up a map of your karma and life and advise you accordingly. When you receive a Chinese Astrology reading you are thus benefiting from a tradition that is thousands of years old. Chinese astrology is the divination of the future from the Chinese calendar, which is based on astronomy, and ancient Chinese philosophy. In ancient China, the astrologers primarily served the emperor and his court and were responsible for the stability, well-being and the health of the population. The roots of the Chinese astrological system are planted deeply in the classical philosophies of Kongzi 孔⼦(Confucius) and Laozi ⽼⼦(Lao Tse). Ancient astrologers could correctly predict when tides, seasons, the proper time to plant and harvest crops, to avoid or make wars. According to Chinese Astrology, a person's destiny can be determined by the position of the major planets, along with the positions of the Sun, Moon and comets and the person's time of birth and Zodiac Sign.
    [Show full text]
  • Lesson Title: Celebrating the Chinese New Year Country: China Class
    Lesson Title: Celebrating the Chinese New Year Country: China Class: Geography; art Grade level(s): 2nd Grade Goals and Objectives The student will be able to: Locate China on a map and on a globe. Learn respect and appreciation of another culture. Compare how the New Year is celebrated in United States and China. Name the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Create a paper wall chart featuring the animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Tell the story of the order of the animal years in the Chinese Zodiac. Time required/class periods needed: 5 30+ minute classes Primary source bibliography: Maps, globes General Information Site: http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/ Other resources used: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/china/ http://www.dltk-holidays.com/china/pquilt.asp http://www.dltk-holidays.com/t_template.asp?t=http://www.dltk-holidays.com/china/imag... http://www.dltk-holidays.com/china/chinese_zodiac.htm Coloring pages of animals of Chinese Zodiac http://www.nickjr.com/printables/chinese-zodiac- coloring-pages.jhtml The Story of the Chinese Zodiac retold by Monica Chang (in English and Chinese) (Yuan-Liou Publishing Co. Ltd) Chinese New Year by David F. Marx Chinese Zodiac Birthday Calculator and Animal Trait Guide http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/social_customs/zodiac/ Required materials/supplies: Venn diagram, maps, globes, markers, crayons, scissors, glue, pictures of Zodiac animals, folk tale about zodiac animals, paper, printer Vocabulary: China: A large country located on the continent of Asia. Continent: A large landmass. Chinese New Year: A holiday whose date is determined by the Lunar calendar.
    [Show full text]
  • Deduce the Verve of Chinese Zodiac Culture by Brief Esthetics Jing HU
    2017 International Conference on Modern Education and Information Technology (MEIT 2017) ISBN: 978-1-60595-468-4 Deduce the Verve of Chinese Zodiac Culture by Brief Esthetics Jing HU School of Arts and Communications, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, Hubei, China [email protected] Keywords: Chinese Zodiac Culture; Brief Esthetics; Design Abstract. Chinese zodiac is an original folk culture in China, and it has a profound effect. In vision style, the pure animal totem evolves into a diverse and polymorphic performance style. Nowadays, the design trend that is to be contracted, returns essence. The form of the Chinese zodiac culture is also quietly changing, presenting a new aesthetic style in a contracted form. Introduction Zodiac is a unique folk culture in China, and it originated from the ancestor's natural worship. Compared to nature, people seem tiny or even negligible, so they seek for gods' asylum. The so called "all things have spirit", "beings are all God", in fact are people's beliefs when they personify the animal’s and plants in nature which become the object of worship and awe.[1] Zodiac in the twelve kinds of animals: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig naturally become a symbol of the gods. And then gradually applied to the annals of the law, and the twelve Earthly Branches: rat charm, ox patient, tiger sensitive, rabbit articulate, dragon healthy snake deep, horse popular, goat elegant, monkey clever, pooster deep thinkers, dog loyalty, and pig chivalrous corresponding. The zodiac comes from the needs of survival, and later penetrates into all areas of life.
    [Show full text]
  • Chinese Folk Art, Festivals, and Symbolism in Everyday Life
    Chinese Folk Art, Festivals, and Symbolism in Everyday Life PHOEBE A. HEARST MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY Written and Designed by Nicole Mullen with contributions by Ching-chih Lin, PhD candidate, History Department, UC Berkeley. Additional contributors: Elisa Ho, Leslie Kwang, Jill Girard. Funded by the Berkeley East Asia National Resource Center through its Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Special thanks to Ching-chih Lin, for his extraordinary contributions to this teaching guide and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco for its generous print and electronic media contributions. Editor: Ira Jacknis Copyright © 2005. Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology and the Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 103 Kroeber Hall. #3712, Berkeley CA 94720 Cover image: papercut, lion dance performance, 9–15927c All images with captions followed by catalog numbers in this guide are from the collections of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. All PAHMA objects from Beijing and Nanking are from the museum's Ilse Martin Fang Chinese Folklore Collection. The collection was assembled primarily in Beijing between 1941 and 1946, while Ms. Fang was a postdoctoral fellow at the Deutschland Institute working in folklore and women's studies. PHOEBE A. HEARST MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY CHINA The People’s Republic of China is the third largest country in the world, after Russia and Canada. It is slightly larger than the United States and includes Hong Kong and Macau. China is located in East Asia. The capital city is Beijing, which is in the northeast part of the country.
    [Show full text]
  • Chinese Zodiac Animals Trail #Cnysunderland2021
    Chinese Zodiac Animals Trail #CNYSunderland2021 Find out amazing facts about the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac and try some fun animal actions. 12th February 2021 is the start of the Year of the Ox, but how were the animals chosen and in which order do they follow each other? Find out more….. How did the years get their names? A long time ago in China, the gods decided that they wanted to name the years after animals. They chose twelve animals – dragon, tiger, horse, snake, pig, cockerel, rat, rabbit, goat, dog, ox and monkey. All of these wanted the first year to be named after them as they all thought themselves to be the most important. Can you imagine the noise when they were arguing? They made so much noise that they woke up the gods. After listening to all their arguments the gods decided to settle the matter by holding a race across a wide river. The years would be named according to the order in which the animals finished the race. The animals were very excited. They all believed that they would win – although the pig wasn’t quite so sure. During the race there were many changes in position, with different animals taking the lead. As they approached the river bank ox was in the lead with rat a very close second. Rat was determined to win but he was getting very tired. He had to think quickly. He managed to catch the ox’s tail and from there he climbed onto his back. Ox could see that he was winning but just as he was about to touch the bank, rat jumped over his head and landed on dry land.
    [Show full text]
  • The Chinese Zodiac
    Innovating Culture through THE CHINESE ZODIAC BY DAN LUO SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE MARIA ROGAL Chair BriAN SlAWSON Member KATERIE GLADDYS Member A PROJECT IN LIEU OF THESIS PRESENTED TO THE COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2012 Innovating Culture through THE CHINESE ZODIAC By Dan Luo COPYRIGHT DAN LUO Acknowledgements 03 With all the support, encouragement, and advise, I am truly grateful to all my committee: Professor Maria Rogal, Professor Brian Slawson, and Professor Katerie Gladdys. To Maria, you sharp thoughts and eyes helped me get on the correct path and develop better solutions theoretically and practically. I really appreciate that you saved me from some unreasonable solutions of this project. Without you, I could not make the 12X12 store happen. Thank you so much for your honesty, the suggestions, advice and support. You are a great mentor to work with and learn from. I learned so many things from you, especially, how to conduct the design research and how to shape, refine and sharp concepts. To Brian, thank you so much for all the resources and your seminar. I love how you gave us space to work on the topic that we are interested in. For all these 3 years, I learned so many designers’ work and cutting-edge design thinking from you. You inspired me so much in many different ways. Without you and your seminar, the 144 hybrid symbols will not be created smoothly. To Katerie, thank you so much for giving many critical comments and unique suggestions on my work and push the work to be more reasonable and more attractive to the audiences.
    [Show full text]
  • Sino-Lithuanian Relations in 2020: Shedding the Masks?
    KONSTANTINAS ANDRIJAUSKAS SINO-LITHUANIAN RELATIONS IN 2020: SHEDDING THE MASKS? EASTERN EUROPE STUDIES CENTRE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, VILNIUS UNIVERSITY Vilnius, Lithuania 30 November 2020 2 SINO-LITHUANIAN RELATIONS IN 2020: SHEDDING THE MASKS? © VU IIRPS photo Konstantinas Andrijauskas – Associate Professor of Asian Studies and International Politics at Vil- nius University (Lithuania); formerly a senior visit- ing scholar at China’s Fudan (Shanghai, 2011) and Zhejiang (Hangzhou, 2013) universities as well as Columbia University (New York City, U.S., 2017, Fulbright Scholar Program); author of two Lithua- nian-language books on contemporary relations between China, Russia and India (2016) and com- parative history of pre-modern non-European civili- zations (2018, co-authorship). SINO-LITHUANIAN RELATIONS IN 2020: SHEDDING THE MASKS? 3 Introduction As of the end of 2020, for obvious and rather gloomy reasons the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has actually increased its topi- cal relevance in the world, as well as in Lithuania, in comparison with the previous year which itself already seems to be a distant memory. When the present author’s introductory analytical study of China’s growing presence in the largest, southernmost Baltic state, which focused particularly on the unprecedented downgrade in its relationship with Beijing in 2019,1 was published in mid-February 2020, a deliberate choice was made to postpone the discussion of then-emerging global health crisis. The current publication is there- fore somewhat predetermined by the first one, and should be in- terpreted as its – hopefully – consistent continuation with some unavoidable overlap between them both. The World Health Organization (WHO) belatedly declared the COV- ID-19 outbreak as a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Con- cern’ on 30 January, as the travel-intensive Chinese New Year hol- idays had already made an impact on the rest of the planet.
    [Show full text]
  • THE SLOW HANDS LAB the Slow Hands’ Lab
    THE SLOW HANDS LAB The Slow Hands’ Lab A Thesis Project by Jiayi Dong Class of 2019 MFA, Design for Social Innovation School of Visual Arts Thesis Advisor Archie Lee Coates IV TABLE OF CONTENT TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION 3 DESIGN PROCESS 9 INTERVENTION 31 LEARNINGS 45 LOOKING FORWARD 47 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 49 INTRODUCTION Suzhou embroidery (Su embroidery for short) was originated in Suzhou, China and later on spread to the neighboring areas such as Nantong and Wuxi in Jiangsu province. These areas, locat- THE HISTORY ed in the lower reach of Youngest River, have been famous for their high quality silk produc- OF SU EMBROIDERY ART tions for centuries. The fertile soil, mild tempera- ture, and booming production of silk fabric and thread naturally nourished the burgeoning and flourishing of Suzhou embroidery. According to "Shuo Yuan", written by Liu Xiang during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD), the country of Wu (current Suzhou area) has started to use embroidery to decorate garments over 2,000 years ago. As described in the book of "Secret Treasures of Qing," the Suzhou embroi- ders in Song Dynasty (960-1279) used "needles that could be as thin as the hair. During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Suzhou has become a thriving center for silk industries and handicrafts. Artists in Wu area, represented by Tang Yin (Bohu) and Shen Zhou, helped the further development of Suzhou embroidery. Embroiders reproduced their paintings using needles. These works were so vivid and elegant as to be called "paintings by needle" or "unmatch- able even by the nature." Since then, Suzhou embroidery evolved a style of its own in needle- work, color plan and pattern.
    [Show full text]
  • Niello Is a Black Mixture of Copper, Silver, and Lead Sulphides, Used As an Inlay on Engraved Or Etched Metal. It Can Be Used for Filling in Designs Cut from Metal
    Cutlery , Italy XVI th Century Coral , brass, silver , Iron , Gold 2010. 29. 1,2 G350 ( I call this the Treasury room) Key Points : Use of silverware relatively recent development in our western Society - People ate with bare hands - until the XVIth C – for instance Caterina de Medici went to France to marry Henry second son of King Francis I – in her dowry she brought her own fork and spoon enclosed in a box called a cadena - This was something new for the French but in Italy the fork arrived around XI th C – before that people were reliant on simple spoons and knifes that were both weapons and utensils. Guests would each bring their own utensils. Ancient Greeks used the fork but then the use fell out of custom. Byzantine Empire use developed during the first millennium but common use not until XVIIIth C in western world, North America XIXth….early use mainly as cooking utensil (Rome) Fun fact : Lorenzo de Medici’s estate included 18 forks… all for his private use. People would bring their own silverware if they had any to a banquet Use of fork in 1600’s regarded as unmanly Italian affectation and frowned upon by Roman Catholic Church – “ god in his wisdom has provided man with natural forks …his hands..” but mentioned in Bible… Before use of cutlery it was common to wipe own’s hands on any available material – hence no upholstery on chairs until development of silverware… This set of cutlery would have belonged to a high ranking individual such as nobleman, ambassador or Ruler.
    [Show full text]
  • Medieval Clothing and Textiles
    Medieval Clothing & Textiles 2 Robin Netherton Gale R. Owen-Crocker Medieval Clothing and Textiles Volume 2 Medieval Clothing and Textiles ISSN 1744–5787 General Editors Robin Netherton St. Louis, Missouri, USA Gale R. Owen-Crocker University of Manchester, England Editorial Board Miranda Howard Haddock Western Michigan University, USA John Hines Cardiff University, Wales Kay Lacey Swindon, England John H. Munro University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada M. A. Nordtorp-Madson University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, USA Frances Pritchard Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, England Monica L. Wright Middle Tennessee State University, USA Medieval Clothing and Textiles Volume 2 edited by ROBIN NETHERTON GALE R. OWEN-CROCKER THE BOYDELL PRESS © Contributors 2006 All Rights Reserved. Except as permitted under current legislation no part of this work may be photocopied, stored in a retrieval system, published, performed in public, adapted, broadcast, transmitted, recorded or reproduced in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the copyright owner First published 2006 The Boydell Press, Woodbridge ISBN 1 84383 203 8 The Boydell Press is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF, UK and of Boydell & Brewer Inc. 668 Mt Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620, USA website: www.boydellandbrewer.com A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library This publication is printed on acid-free paper Typeset by Frances Hackeson Freelance Publishing Services, Brinscall, Lancs Printed in Great Britain by Cromwell Press, Trowbridge, Wiltshire Contents Illustrations page vii Tables ix Contributors xi Preface xiii 1 Dress and Accessories in the Early Irish Tale “The Wooing Of 1 Becfhola” Niamh Whitfield 2 The Embroidered Word: Text in the Bayeux Tapestry 35 Gale R.
    [Show full text]
  • Byzantine Cutlery: an Overview
    Byzantine Cutlery: an Overview Maria PARANI Περίοδος Δ', Τόμος ΛΑ' (2010)• Σελ. 139-164 ΑΘΗΝΑ 2010 Maria G. Parani BYZANTINE CUTLERY: AN OVERVIEW* To the memory of Manolis Chatzidakis Extant examples of Byzantine spoons, knives, and forks, Byzantine daily life in general and the eating and drinking numerous representations of dining scenes in Byzantine art, habits of the Byzantines in particular, they should at least be and a range of written sources make it natural for us to as­ considered2. sume that cutlery was indeed used at the Byzantine table. While the study of the typology and function of luxurious Characteristically, in the reconstruction of a Late Byzantine Late Roman and Early Byzantine silverware - especially, sil­ table in the kitchens of the palace of Mistra in Greece within ver table-spoons - is well-advanced3 and while the cultural, the framework of the magnificent exhibition “Byzantine social, and economic implications of the use of flatware in Hours: The City of Mystras” organized in 2001, knives, forks Western Europe from the late Middle Ages onwards are be­ and spoons were arranged on the table along with ceramic ing carefully traced, the history of Byzantine cutlery had, un­ eating and drinking vessels1. Despite this widespread im­ til recently, received relatively little attention. And this, de­ pression, however, we are still unclear as to when, how, by spite the fact that in surveys of the evolution of eating imple­ whom, in what combination, and in which context these eat­ ments in the Medieval and Renaissance West one finds con­ ing implements were actually used.
    [Show full text]
  • Exploring International Cuisine | 1
    4-H MOTTO Learn to do by doing. 4-H PLEDGE I pledge My HEAD to clearer thinking, My HEART to greater loyalty, My HANDS to larger service, My HEALTH to better living, For my club, my community and my country. 4-H GRACE (Tune of Auld Lang Syne) We thank thee, Lord, for blessings great On this, our own fair land. Teach us to serve thee joyfully, With head, heart, health and hand. This project was developed through funds provided by the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). No portion of this manual may be reproduced without written permission from the Saskatchewan 4-H Council, phone 306-933-7727, email: [email protected]. Developed April 2013. Writer: Leanne Schinkel TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 1 Objectives .............................................................................................................................................................. 1 Requirements ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 Tips for Success .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Achievement Requirements for this Project .......................................................................................... 2 Tips for Staying Safe .......................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]