Silk

lower-class people could only wear a handful of predetermined colors and materials. Royalty was obviously at the top of the pyramid, but right below royalty were duchesses, marchionesses, and countesses, who were only banned from wearing purple, purple silk, and sable fur. Viscountesses and baronesses couldn’t wear what the people who outranked them were banned from wearing, and additionally couldn’t wear velvet, crimson, scarlet, indigo, and gold. Below them were wives of Knights of the Garter,…

1. Using a named product of your choice explain what you understand by the terms ergonomics and anthropometrics. How have both impacted on the design of the product? Product: An office chair (OEM) In product design, anthropometry and ergonomics usually go hand in hand. Anthropometry involves the collection of measurements relevant to human body called anthropometric data. Therefore, in this case, before designing the office chair, various body dimensions which include sitting elbow height,…

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston Massachusetts. Franklin had sixteen siblings; he was the fifteenth child, and the last son. Franklin attended Latin school until the age of ten years old. At age ten, Franklin was required to begin apprenticing his dad in the candle making business. At the age of twelve however, Franklin began working as an apprentice in his brother James’s print shop. “Ben abandoned his apprenticeship shortly afterward, escaping to New York, but settling…

material is, however, rough but it 's durable, good for working in the fields and also very affordable to purchase. High ranking citizens would, however, wear silk which is soft and smooth made out from cocoons of silkworms. Both genders would wear a dress jacket with an upper short shirt jacket/ waist jacket, lower floor-length skirt, long silk belt with a ring jade and a cotton shawl around arms, known as a Hanfu (漢服). The Hanfu would often have detailed embroidery of a dragon or flowers…

The world of arts is a vast myriad of artist and their pieces trying to leave a lasting mark on the world. Of these artist there are a select few that leave that lasting mark and it is these elite that help define what art is. There are two legendary icons of art that mastered what it meant to be a great artist, each in their own way. Leonardo da Vinci and Andy Warhol are legendary in the art world and their masterpieces are one of a kind; however, when comparing the two the renaissance master…

followers. Many wonder if this conversion was strategic to gain the respect of his followers, or if it was an honest conversion to a religion that spoke to him. Either way, the conversion of Emperor Ashoka was an effect of the spread of Buddhism on the Silk Roads. Emperor Ashoka built Buddhist schools, promoted vegetarianism, and supported the Buddhist religion overall. The Ashoka region became a center for Buddhist teachings and learnings. The region had many distinguished monks and scholars.…

can be commonly seen on folding evening fans. Gloves in the Edwardian era would be made from suede and leather and they would end at the wrist. They are slits to the middle of the palms so that they fit and four buttons would be used as fastenings. Silk and kid gloves would be worn for the evenings and would reach the elbows. The glove would have a slit starting at the bottom and usually 20 buttons to fasten them. Mittens would be made from wool or would have lining in order to keep the hands…

Few names in history have risen to myth-like status. Alexander, son of Phillip II of Macedon, is one of those names. Alexander’s profound effect on the world has given him the moniker “the great” and made him into a myth-like hero with the likes of Achilles, Caesar and even Hercules. Through all of his conquests and military campaigns during the third century B.C.E., Alexander spread Greek culture (Hellenism) throughout much of the ancient world. The effects of this changed western culture…

The Army of the First Emperor Qin, an incredibly large and unique collection of sculpted soldiers, dates back to 210-209 BCE. During the first years of his ruling, Qin Shi Huang ordered the creation of the famous terracotta army, requiring over 700,000 craftsmen to make. The artwork was found and assumed created in the Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province. Being a particular work of art that is distinguished throughout the Chinese history, the Terracotta Army emphasizes the good works of…

Fuller had a very small role in which she had complete discretion and had to devise her own performance. Fuller decided to dress in a loose, white silk dress and mimic the other actor as she would if she were a hypnotized patient, while doing so, she seemed to have hypnotized the audience as well. Her small role was such an accomplishment in this play that she took this style of dance with her to…