Idiophones - Europeana
WEBIdiophones. An idiophone is a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by the vibration of the instrument itself. The body of the instrument, mostly made out of wood, metal or stone, creates the sound by shaking, like the sistrum, or when striked one against one another, like the cymbals, or when hit with a non-vibrating object such as ...
Discover Europe’s digital cultural heritage | Europeana
WEBDiscover the stories of famous migrants and the journeys and lives of ordinary people to, from and within Europe. Explore recordings, sheet music, instruments and musical styles, as well as composers and performers. Explore the study of animals and plants through drawings, photographs and texts of specimens and the biologists and botanists who ...
Celebrations in Europe | Europeana
WEBPublished February 6, 2020. Celebrations, traditions and customs are part of our common cultural heritage in Europe. They unite us across borders, structuring our seasons and lives, often reflecting themes relating to identity, religion and nature. Explore a variety of customs and traditions across Europe in this exhibition.
Departure and Arrival - Europeana
WEBBetween 10-20% of those who left Europe died on board. From the 1860s, getting to America became shorter and less dangerous when railways enabled an easier trip to the port of departure and steamships sought to attract immigrants as passengers. Conditions in steerage were still harsh, but steamships ran on regular schedules, and the crossing ...
Lighting the way | Europeana
WEBJan 10, 2019 · What is an illuminated initial? The word illuminate, in the medieval sense, means to decorate with colours. An illuminated initial is an enlarged and decorated capital letter, the first letter of a section of text.. These can vary from the basic pen-and-ink drawn letter to the more elaborate letters painted with gold or silver leaf. Text and illumination were complementary and were either ...
Leaving Europe: a new life in America | Europeana
WEBPublished December 15, 2012. America is well-known as a land of immigrants; a notion that is essential to its identity. European migration to America may be dated from 1620 when 100 Pilgrims from England set out on the difficult four-month journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Most Europeans emigrated to America between 1820-1920.
Ismail al-Jazari: The Muslim inventor who may have inspired
WEBDec 18, 2021 · The Surviving Commission. In 1206, Al Jazari’s Book of Knowledge became available to wealthy patrons who commissioned works based on its designs. Sadly, very few of these early commissions are known to have survived the decades. One of Al Jazari’s well-known inventions was the first ever four-dial combination lock for a chest or casket.
Origins of Art Nouveau - Europeana
WEBThe term Art Nouveau first appeared in the Belgian journal L’Art Moderne in 1884, referring to a group of reform-minded sculptors, designers and painters called Les XX (or Les Vingts), whose founder members included James Ensor (1860-1949) and Théo van Rysselberghe (1862-1926). The spirit of the new movement quickly spread around Europe and its name was soon translated in various languages ...
Collections - Europeana
WEBDiscover maps and map-makers, landscapes and the people who have explored them. Humans have always moved from one place to another. Discover the stories of famous migrants and the journeys and lives of ordinary people to, from and within Europe. Explore recordings, sheet music, instruments and musical styles, as …
Meet the Great Belzoni, the Italian Indiana Jones, and ... - Europeana
WEBOct 16, 2020 · The history of Ancient Egypt had been written and discussed in the Ancient Historical time period by Egyptians themselves, like the Egyptian priest Manetho.Ancient Greeks and Romans referenced the Egyptian civilisations as well: Herodotus, Strabo and Pliny the Elder all described Egyptian culture at length. Egypt kept on being of interest to travellers and historians in the Middle Ages and ...