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Roman cutlery

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Title

Roman cutlery
Posate romane

Subject

illustration

Description

The cutlery on wealthy tables was richly inlaid with ivory, tortoiseshell, precious woods, and metals. For eating, a spoon or 'ligula' was used, with one end hollowed for scooping and the other ending in a point for spearing food. Illustration from the book "History of Costumes of Peoples Throughout the Centuries" by Paolo Lorenzini, Nerbini Publishing House, Florence, 1934.
Le posate sulle tavole facoltose erano riccamente intarsiate di tartaruga, avorio, legni e metalli preziosi. Per mangiare si usava il cucchiaio o "ligula" che da una parte era cavo e dall'altra terminava in punta per inforcare. Illustrazione dal libro "Storia del costume dei popoli attraverso i secoli" di Paolo Lorenzini, Casa Editrice Nerbini, Firenze, 1934.

Creator

Nerbini Publishing House

Source

Book "Storia del costume dei popoli attraverso i secoli" by Paolo Lorenzini, Casa Editrice Nerbini, Florence, 1934

Publisher

Promoter Digital Gallery

Date

1934

Contributor

Promoter S.r.l.

Rights

CC-BY

Format

jpg

Language

en/it

Type

Still image

Identifier

c82

Coverage

Florence