https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=64.34.180.180 2026-05-22T05:36:41Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.39.3 https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Flax&diff=35279 2007-10-05T04:39:34Z

<p>64.34.180.180: </p> <hr /> <div>delcnaelcoal<br /> Common '''flax''' is a member of the ''Linaceae'' family which includes about 150 plant species widely distributed around the world. Some of them are grown in domestic flower beds, as flax is one of the few true blue flowers. (Most &quot;blue&quot; flowers are really a shade of purple.)<br /> <br /> ''L. usitatissimim'' is grown both for seed and for fibre. The seeds produce [[linseed oil]] which is one of the oldest commercial oils and which has been used for centuries as a drying oil in [[painting]] and varnishing. <br /> <br /> Flax fibres are amongst the oldest fibre crops in the world and the use of flax for the production of linen goes back 5000 years. Pictures on tombs and temple walls at [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]] depict flowering flax plants. The use of flax fibre in the manufacturing of [[linen]] [[cloth]] in Northern Europe dates back to pre-Roman times. <br /> <br /> Flax fibre is soft, lustrous and flexible. It is stronger than cotton fibre but less elastic. The best grades are used for linen fabrics such as [[damasks]], [[lace]] and sheeting. Coarser grades are used for the manufacturing of twine and rope. Flax fibre is also a raw material for the high quality paper industry.<br /> <br /> == External Link ==<br /> * http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax<br /> [[category:materials (medieval)]]</div>

64.34.180.180 https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Spanish&diff=35270 2007-10-05T04:00:07Z

<p>64.34.180.180: </p> <hr /> <div>acelsitcnaou<br /> '''Spanish''' is a [[Romance language]] with the earliest texts dating to the [[10th century]]. The epic ''Cantar de Mio Cid'' &quot;Song of my [[Cid]]&quot; came from the [[12th century]]. After the merging of the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Kingdom]]s in the [[15th century]], the dialect from [[Castile]] became the official tongue and modern Spanish is sometimes called Castilian as a result.<br /> <br /> ''Don Quixote'' by Miguel de Cervantes was written in the [[17th century]].<br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> [[category:language]]</div>

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