Use the Forks, Henry: Difference between revisions

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Naturally, this sugar-sculpted tableware and cutlery were neither meant for use nor for consumption, but simply for admiration. Still, one might assume that the display was intended to imitate the style of table setting that was usual in Venice. And so, if there were sugar forks on the table, then real table forks can hardly have been anything extraordinary.

It’s worth noting one further detail. The Italian word for “forks” is ''“forchette”'', but the term used in the passage quoted above is ''“pironi”'' – which comes from the Venetian dialect. And that word bears a striking resemblance to ''“pirounia”'' (''πιρούνια''), ~~wich~~ is what forks are called in Greek. That shouldn’t be surprising, though. The Venetians had, after all, learned to eat with forks from the Greeks – and did so several centuries before Henry Valois ever came on the scene.

It’s worth noting one further detail. The Italian word for “forks” is ''“forchette”'', but the term used in the passage quoted above is ''“pironi”'' – which comes from the Venetian dialect. And that word bears a striking resemblance to ''“pirounia”'' (''πιρούνια''), which is what forks are called in Greek. That shouldn’t be surprising, though. The Venetians had, after all, learned to eat with forks from the Greeks – and did so several centuries before Henry Valois ever came on the scene.

== Devil’s Implement ==

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 Naturally, this sugar-sculpted tableware and cutlery were neither meant for use nor for consumption, but simply for admiration. Still, one might assume that the display was intended to imitate the style of table setting that was usual in Venice. And so, if there were sugar forks on the table, then real table forks can hardly have been anything extraordinary.
-It’s worth noting one further detail. The Italian word for “forks” is ''“forchette”'', but the term used in the passage quoted above is ''“pironi”'' – which comes from the Venetian dialect. And that word bears a&nbsp;striking resemblance to ''“pirounia”'' (''πιρούνια''), wich is what forks are called in Greek. That shouldn’t be surprising, though. The Venetians had, after all, learned to eat with forks from the Greeks – and did so several centuries before Henry Valois ever came on the scene.
+It’s worth noting one further detail. The Italian word for “forks” is ''“forchette”'', but the term used in the passage quoted above is ''“pironi”'' – which comes from the Venetian dialect. And that word bears a&nbsp;striking resemblance to ''“pirounia”'' (''πιρούνια''), which is what forks are called in Greek. That shouldn’t be surprising, though. The Venetians had, after all, learned to eat with forks from the Greeks – and did so several centuries before Henry Valois ever came on the scene.
 == Devil’s Implement ==