PERFEKT-PIAFFE-AVIONIK-BYSSUS
Also sea silk or byssus - status rich stuff - www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
in case anyone is curious, the answer is BYSSUS, "a fine linen", which I certainly hadn't been aware of but I don't know my fine linens
(J Proteom) The structure and proteomic analysis of byssus in Pteria penguin: Insights into byssus evolution and formation: Publication date: Available online 30 July 2024 Source: Journal of Proteomics Author(s): Yi Chen, Hengda Chen, Changqing Han, Huilong Ou,… http://dlvr.it/TBHCdx #MassSpecRSS
Whatever, Andy. The information about Byssus was the point
interesting enough, she appears to not actually be the only one working with it: "informs the public that a couple of other women still produce and work today with byssus in Sant'Antioco in Sardinia, such as the sisters Assuntina and Giuseppina Pes"
In "Testament: The Story of Moses" on Netflix, there's a scene of Pharoah's son being draped in a golden stole of what appears to be #Byssuswww.bbc.com/travel/artic...
Byssus, or sea silk, is one of the most coveted materials in the world – but after more than 1,000 years in the same matrilineal family tree, this ancient thread may soon unravel.
Anyone who’s been to the North American Atlantic coast has seen jingle shells - sometimes called mermaids’ toenails. But did you realize they’re from bivalve snails, like clams? You may even have seen the bottom half, with their keyhole where the byssus, sticky hairs, extrudes to hold them down.
Bezüglich des Materials verweise ich mal auf diese Publikation hier: www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/1/... Die haben auch auf die Hypothese, das Tuch bestünde aus Muschelseide ("byssus"), Bezug genommen. Vielleicht gibt es ja hochwertigere und gründlichere publizierte Untersuchungen...?
The Veil of Manoppello is an icon of the face of Christ (Holy Face). Its particular characteristic is being semitransparent. The face is visible on both sides (front–back) and, depending on the lighti...
One of my favorite bivalve facts is that mussels defend themselves from carnivorous sea snails by attaching byssus threads to them so that they can’t move.