Horn - Revision history

KarenLarsdatter: Added link to Atlantian A&S site

2007-09-08T17:34:10Z

Added link to Atlantian A&S site

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	''Note:'' The "horns" of the [[rhinocerous]] are actually made of compacted hair, not true horn.		''Note:'' The "horns" of the [[rhinocerous]] are actually made of compacted hair, not true horn.

			== External Links ==
			* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=535 Atlantian A&S Links: Horn]

	[[category:materials (medieval)]]		[[category:materials (medieval)]]

User 144 at 11:52, 18 May 2006

2006-05-18T11:52:43Z

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	''Note:'' The "horns" of the [[rhinocerous]] are actually made of compacted hair, not true horn.		''Note:'' The "horns" of the [[rhinocerous]] are actually made of compacted hair, not true horn.
			[[category:materials (medieval)]]

User 144 at 22:47, 17 March 2006

2006-03-17T22:47:24Z

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	'''Antlers''' are not horn, being [[bone]], and shed annually, whereas horns are permanent structures.		'''Antlers''' are not horn, being [[bone]], and shed annually, whereas horns are permanent structures.

	Once separated from their [[animal]], horns are capable of being used (by a process of softening and remoulding) for a variety of purposes -- including as [[knife]] ~~handles~~, as [[cutlery]], as [[lens]]es (in, for example, early [[spectacles]]), or as small semi-light-permeable [[window]]s.		Once separated from their [[animal]], horns are capable of being used (by a process of softening and remoulding) for a variety of purposes -- including as [[knife]] [[handle]]s, as [[cutlery]], as [[lens]]es (in, for example, early [[spectacles]]), or as small semi-light-permeable [[window]]s.

	Horns from bovid ''(cow-like)'' creatures have also long been adapted for use as [[musical instrument]]s, which later developed into the [[cornet]], and as drinking ~~vessels~~.		Horns from bovid ''(cow-like)'' creatures have also long been adapted for use as [[musical instrument]]s, which later developed into the [[cornet]], and as [[drinking vessel]]s.

	''Note:'' The "horns" of the [[rhinocerous]] are actually made of compacted hair, not true horn.		''Note:'' The "horns" of the [[rhinocerous]] are actually made of compacted hair, not true horn.

Cian: links

2005-07-20T06:01:24Z

links

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	'''Horn''' is a hollow pointed projection of the skin (generally on the head). Its main component is the protein '''keratin'''. ~~<br>~~		'''Horn''' is a hollow pointed projection of the skin (generally on the head). Its main component is the protein '''keratin'''.

	'''Antlers''' are not horn, being [[bone]], and shed annually, whereas horns are permanent structures.		'''Antlers''' are not horn, being [[bone]], and shed annually, whereas horns are permanent structures.

	Once separated from their animal, horns are capable of being used (by a process of softening and remoulding) for a variety of purposes -- including as knife handles, as cutlery, as ~~lenses~~ (in, for example, early spectacles), or as small semi-light-permeable ~~windows~~.		Once separated from their [[animal]], horns are capable of being used (by a process of softening and remoulding) for a variety of purposes -- including as [[knife]] handles, as [[cutlery]], as [[lens]]es (in, for example, early [[spectacles]]), or as small semi-light-permeable [[window]]s.

	Horns from bovid ''(cow-like)'' ~~cretures~~ have also long been adapted for use as musical ~~instruments~~, which later developed into the [[cornet]], and as drinking vessels.		Horns from bovid ''(cow-like)'' creatures have also long been adapted for use as [[musical instrument]]s, which later developed into the [[cornet]], and as drinking vessels.

	'''Note:''' The "horns" of the rhinocerous are actually made of compacted hair, not true horn.		''Note:'' The "horns" of the [[rhinocerous]] are actually made of compacted hair, not true horn.

Conrad Leviston at 04:02, 20 July 2005

2005-07-20T04:02:12Z

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	'''Antlers''' are not horn, being [[bone]], and shed annually, whereas horns are permanent structures.		'''Antlers''' are not horn, being [[bone]], and shed annually, whereas horns are permanent structures.

	Once separated from their animal, horns are capable of being used (by a process of softening and remoulding) for a variety of purposes -- including as knife handles, as cutlery, as lenses (in, for example, early spectacles), or as small semi-light-permeable windows. ~~<br>~~		Once separated from their animal, horns are capable of being used (by a process of softening and remoulding) for a variety of purposes -- including as knife handles, as cutlery, as lenses (in, for example, early spectacles), or as small semi-light-permeable windows.

	Horns from bovid ''(cow-like)'' cretures have also long been adapted for use as musical instruments and as drinking vessels.		Horns from bovid ''(cow-like)'' cretures have also long been adapted for use as musical instruments, which later developed into the [[cornet]], and as drinking vessels.

	'''Note:''' The "horns" of the rhinocerous are actually made of compacted hair, not true horn.		'''Note:''' The "horns" of the rhinocerous are actually made of compacted hair, not true horn.

Simoncursitor at 09:01, 3 November 2004

2004-11-03T09:01:24Z

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'''Horn''' is a hollow pointed projection of the skin (generally on the head). Its main component is the protein '''keratin'''. <br>
'''Antlers''' are not horn, being [[bone]], and shed annually, whereas horns are permanent structures.

Once separated from their animal, horns are capable of being used (by a process of softening and remoulding) for a variety of purposes -- including as knife handles, as cutlery, as lenses (in, for example, early spectacles), or as small semi-light-permeable windows. <br>
Horns from bovid ''(cow-like)'' cretures have also long been adapted for use as musical instruments and as drinking vessels.

'''Note:''' The "horns" of the rhinocerous are actually made of compacted hair, not true horn.