[Ansteorra-textiles] Fw: Lecture in San Antonio

[Carolle Ternus]

Of interest to fiber arts or greek history/myths folks.


Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 6:10 PM
Subject: Fw: Lecture


> Subject: Lecture
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> > "Penelope and  the Origin of Greek Art" is the subject of a free lecture
> > at the
> > Southwest Texas Archaeological Society meeting February 13, 2003 at 7:30
> > in the Chapman Graduate Center, Trinity University.  That is on the west
> > side of the campus at the end of Rosewood Avenue.  Elizabeth J. Barber
is
> > the lecturer.
> > According to Homer's "Odyssey" Penelope fended off her suitors for years
> > by claiming she needed to finish a shroud for her father-in-law from her
> > first marriage before remarrying.  How did manage this trick when
weaving
> > a plain shroud should take a few days?  What was the actually making?
> > Professor Barber will trace some of the early history of textiles,
> > discussing what we can reconstruct about Bronze Age figured textiles,
and
> > showing how certain elements survived through the Dark Ages to
jump-start
> > Classical Greet Art.
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