Monday, June 29, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Cork oak in Ancient History
In Ancient Egypt the cork was already used. Vessels with cork tops have been found in millenarian sarcophagus.
In Ancient Greece, cork was used to make balls for fishing nets, to make sandals and to cover wine and oil crocks.
The Greek philosopher Teofrasto (3rd century B.C) was the one who discovered that cork could be removed from the corkoak without damaging it. The Greeks used burnt cork to darken hair. In Efeso, a glass amphora from the 1st century B.C, containing wine and with a cork top has been found.
Romans also used cork. The agricultural technician, Lucio Columela (1st century B. C.), recommended cork to be used on making beehives. Because of its thermal isolation qualities, Plinius the Elder, wrote about the convenience of using cork on building houses.
(By the Spanish team)
In Ancient Greece, cork was used to make balls for fishing nets, to make sandals and to cover wine and oil crocks.
The Greek philosopher Teofrasto (3rd century B.C) was the one who discovered that cork could be removed from the corkoak without damaging it. The Greeks used burnt cork to darken hair. In Efeso, a glass amphora from the 1st century B.C, containing wine and with a cork top has been found.
Romans also used cork. The agricultural technician, Lucio Columela (1st century B. C.), recommended cork to be used on making beehives. Because of its thermal isolation qualities, Plinius the Elder, wrote about the convenience of using cork on building houses.
(By the Spanish team)
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
One of the most modern parks in Paris
The Andre Citroen Park
It's a fourteen hectares park on the bank of the Seine. This amazing park was built on the former Citroen manufacturing automobile plant. It opened in 1992.
Its landscape designers are G. Clement and A. Provost and its architects are P. Berger, J-F Jodry and J-P Vignier.
People love wandering through this park and its serial gardens, children enjoy playing there and sporty people often go jogging in its alleys...
Its landscape designers are G. Clement and A. Provost and its architects are P. Berger, J-F Jodry and J-P Vignier.
People love wandering through this park and its serial gardens, children enjoy playing there and sporty people often go jogging in its alleys...
The oak and art
The oak and art
Oaks represent 35% of the trees in French woods. This is why one could suppose that Edouard Manet couldn't but paint oaks in one of his most famous paintings: "le Déjeuner sur l'herbe".
This oil on canvas measures 206 by 204,5 cm and can be admired in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. "Le Luncheon on the Grass" was painted in 1862-3.
One should know that the juxtaposition of a female nude with two fully dressed men shocked the French public much at the time.
And yet, it inspired one of the most famous and talented painters of the last century i.e Pablo Picasso.
This oil on canvas measures 206 by 204,5 cm and can be admired in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. "Le Luncheon on the Grass" was painted in 1862-3.
One should know that the juxtaposition of a female nude with two fully dressed men shocked the French public much at the time.
And yet, it inspired one of the most famous and talented painters of the last century i.e Pablo Picasso.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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