14th Century Fashion
Dante Alighieri known as the "Father of the Italian Language" or "il Sommo Poeta" (the Supreme Poet), wrote in the late Middle Ages, a masterpiece of world literature and the greatest literary work composed in italian:
La Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy)
Italian Miniaturist (1380-1400)
Anatomy by Andreas Vesalius
Vesalius was a gifted disector and professor at the University of Padua (Italy), whose great contribution was to apply to Anatomy the methods developed by the Renaissance humanist scholars.
He is considered as the founder of modern human anatomy.
Vasalius wrote his famous book "De humani corporis fabrica" (On the Fabric of the Human Body), one of the most influential works in the history of Western medicine, at the age of 28!
Song: Them Dry Bones Going To Walk Around
Delta Rhythm Boys (1928)
Lyrics
Ezekiel connected them dry bones,
Ezekiel connected them dry bones,
Ezekiel in the Valley of Dry Bones,
Now hear the word of the Lord.
Toe bone connected to the foot bone
Foot bone connected to the heel bone
Heel bone connected to the ankle bone
Ankle bone connected to the shin bone
Shin bone connected to the knee bone
Knee bone connected to the thigh bone
Thigh bone connected to the hip bone
Hip bone connected to the back bone
Back bone connected to the shoulder bone
Shoulder bone connected to the neck bone
Neck bone connected to the head bone
Now hear the word of the Lord.
Chorus
Them bones, them bones going to walk around.
Them bones, them bones going to walk around.
Them bones, them bones going walk around.
Now hear the word of the Lord.
Ezekiel disconnected them dry bones,
Ezekiel disconnected them dry bones,
Ezekiel in the Valley of Dry Bones,
Now hear the word of the Lord.
Head bone disconnected from the neck bone
Neck bone disconnected from the shoulder bone
Shoulder bone disconnected from the back bone
Back bone disconnected from the hip bone
Hip bone disconnected from the thigh bone
Thigh bone disconnected from the knee bone
Knee bone disconnected from the shin bone
Shin bone disconnected from the ankle bone
Ankle bone disconnected from the heel bone
Heel bone disconnected from the foot bone
Foot bone disconnected from the toe bone
Now hear the word of the Lord.
Chorus
Them bones, them bones going to walk around.
Them bones, them bones going to walk around.
Them bones, them bones going walk around.
Now hear the word of the Lord.
Schools Trash to Fashion Waitakere, New ZeaLand
Schools Trash to Fashion (ST2F or T2F) encourages pupils to create fashion or wearable art from recycled or found materials.
ST2F is a community project organised by Auckland Council and "Keep Waitakere Beautiful Trust".
Any student from 5 to 17 years old, can enter via their school or as individuals.
Any student from 5 to 17 years old, can enter via their school or as individuals.
Fashion: 16th Century CLothes
Portraits of Henry the Pious, Duke of Saxony and his wife Katharina von Mecklenburg, 1514
5 De Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is the celebration of the courage of the Mexican people during the battle of Puebla.
On May 5th, 1862 Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza's force of 4,500 soldiers defeated the French Emperor Napoleon III, army of 6,500 at Puebla, México, 100 miles east of Mexico city.
The Battle at Puebla happened only 14 years after the United States defeated Mexico in the Mexican-American War 1846-48.
Led by Mexico's former Secretary of War, Ignacio Zaragoza, the Mexican army first fought the French invaders at Acultzingo on April 28.
They were forced to withdraw, but quickly regrouped in Puebla, where on May 5th, despite the exhaustion of the troops, the 33-year-old general and his army forced the invaders to retreat. However, the French occupation continued with the installation of austrian Emperor Maximilian I, captured and executed on June 5, 1867 when Benito Juarez finally entered Mexico city and established a legitimate government.
This holiday is celebrated in California (annexed by the United States in 1845, which led to the Mexican-American War) and New Mexico, Arizona and Texas (annexed in 1848 after the victory of the USA in that war), some of the territories and events that led to the Fifth of May.
On May 5th, 1862 Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza's force of 4,500 soldiers defeated the French Emperor Napoleon III, army of 6,500 at Puebla, México, 100 miles east of Mexico city.
The Battle at Puebla happened only 14 years after the United States defeated Mexico in the Mexican-American War 1846-48.
Led by Mexico's former Secretary of War, Ignacio Zaragoza, the Mexican army first fought the French invaders at Acultzingo on April 28.
They were forced to withdraw, but quickly regrouped in Puebla, where on May 5th, despite the exhaustion of the troops, the 33-year-old general and his army forced the invaders to retreat. However, the French occupation continued with the installation of austrian Emperor Maximilian I, captured and executed on June 5, 1867 when Benito Juarez finally entered Mexico city and established a legitimate government.
This holiday is celebrated in California (annexed by the United States in 1845, which led to the Mexican-American War) and New Mexico, Arizona and Texas (annexed in 1848 after the victory of the USA in that war), some of the territories and events that led to the Fifth of May.
Then, between 1858-61 the Reform War, a civil war between the Liberals (who believed in the separation of church and state) against the Conservatives (who favored a close relationship between church and state), left the Mexican Treasury nearly bankrupt!
So, on July 17 1861, Mexican President Benito Juárez decided that all debt payments would be suspended for two years.
In response, France, Britain, and Spain sent naval forces to Veracruz to demand payment.
Britain and Spain negotiated with Mexico, but France, ruled by Napoleon III, decided to use the opportunity to establish a latin empire that would favor French interests.
Reenactment of the battle of Puebla, yesterday in Mexico city.
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