Sword Terminology
Back: On single-edged swords the back is the opposite side of the edge. It may be quite thick to provide strength or it may be thin. There is no back on a double-edged sword.
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Sword Terminology Edge: The sharpened portion of the blade, typically the first third of the blade rising from the tip. Sword Terminology Tang: The part of the blade extending through the grip and secured to the pommel attaching the hilt to the blade. Sword Terminology Blade: The “business” end of the sword. It may be double or single edged, curved or straight. Sword Terminology Guard: The part of the sword’s hilt which protects the user’s hand from the blow of another sword. It may be a single strip of metal, a “basket” of several metal strips, a solid metal cup-form shield, or solid cross bar to prevent the attacker’s sword from sliding down the user’s blade and onto his hand. Royal Bonn Royal Bonn is the trade and collector’s name for earthenware made by the Franz Anton Mehlem Earthenware Factory in Bonn, located in the Rhineland region of Germany. The factory was founded in 1836 and continued in operation until 1921 when it was purchased by Villeroy & Boch, which eventually closed it in 1931. Royal Bonn’s greatest period of productivity was from the 1880′s to 1921, during which time it was known for [...] Click here to continue reading. Daniel Giraud Elliot (1835-1915) Daniel Giraud Elliot was an American zoologist and one of the founders of the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the American Ornithologists’ Union, and also curator of zoology at the Field Museum in Chicago. Elliot used his wealth to publish a series of sumptuous color-plate books on birds and animals. He wrote the text himself and commissioned artists such as Joseph Wolf and Joseph Smit, both [...] Click here to continue reading. Francis Augustus Silva (1835 to 1886) Silva began painting when he was apprenticed to a sign painter in his native New York. Despite receiving no formal art education, he launched his fine art career in 1865 and by 1868 was included in the National Academy of Design’s annual exhibition. Although Fitz Hugh Lane and Martin Johnson Heade are often heralded as the leaders of the Luminist movement, Silva has come to be recognized as [...] Click here to continue reading. Francis Augustus Silva (1835 to 1886) Silva began painting when he was apprenticed to a sign painter in his native New York. Despite receiving no formal art education, he launched his fine art career in 1865 and by 1868 was included in the National Academy of Design’s annual exhibition. Although Fitz Hugh Lane and Martin Johnson Heade are often heralded as the leaders of the Luminist movement, Silva has come to be recognized as [...] Click here to continue reading. Francis Augustus Silva (1835 to 1886) Silva began painting when he was apprenticed to a sign painter in his native New York. Despite receiving no formal art education, he launched his fine art career in 1865 and by 1868 was included in the National Academy of Design’s annual exhibition. Although Fitz Hugh Lane and Martin Johnson Heade are often heralded as the leaders of the Luminist movement, Silva has come to be recognized as [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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