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[edit] Linum Oleum
Mention of linum oleum content and effects, washing etc could be added. Linen is claimed to help people suffering from dry skin as well as being less attractive to various micro-organisms.
[edit] Hoplite cuirass
"Contrary to popular belief, linen was probably never used as material for the Hoplite cuirass because of its price. Hoplite cuirass was made of leather"
This is contrary to information on the de Wikipedia and major belief. I have not yet seen any reference/document sustaining any of these two positions. Cost is a good argument against linen, but bronze was also more expensive than leather. -- Zwiebeltuete 84.148.73.66 13:57, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
Also, leather would be expensive too since before industrialization people didn't eat beef in the enormous quantities they do today. Unless the statement is sourced soon I'd suggest deleting it. --63.167.237.65 15:20, 26 September 2006 (UTC) Oops, the above was me. --Wilhelm Ritter 15:23, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
This has been added in the revision as of 13:46, 18 September 2005 by 212.182.194.29. So there is probably not much change to get more information -- Zwiebeltuete 84.148.69.42 12:47, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Changes made
We made several changes to this article according to things we learned in our textile class, from textbooks and research. We feel that we added some important information while deleting several items that were repetitive. We could not varify some of the things mentioned in the article, so it would be good if more references would be added. 6-17-06
[edit] Revision
We made a change to the revision on "Producers of Linen" to accuratly reflect our referenced source. Saying that Beligum and Ireland produce the "best" linen may be right, but it is somewhat subjective and not what is stated in the reference.
Removing the 123linen link since it is a non-informational link to a store that cares very little about the linen material.
[edit] Artistic use
added that linen is used as underground for paintings. Many famous painters used (and still use) linen (e.g. Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Picasso, etc etc) Arnoutf 21:52, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] References
I removed a spam reference, and I also changed the format of the references to use cite.php. However, I'm afraid that where reference 3 was in the text another reference might have to be inserted, as the spammers used that as an anchor. If someone knowledgeable can take a look at it, that'd be great. -- dockingmantalk 20:26, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Manchester
Why is linen called "manchester" in Australia? I assume there is a connection with Manchester, the English city, but I haven't been able to find much information online about it. 217.155.20.163 23:39, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Linen's History needs work
The bits under "Linen's History" are inappropriate for the style. I would add the template to that effect, but I can't remember where it's at. - (talk) 09:46, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] History in the New World
I am reading a book (The Discovery of Chocolate, by James Runcie) in which mention is made of cotton and linen cloths in Mexico at the time when Cortes first reached the city. There is a clear implication that linen had been discovered independently by civilisations on both sides of the Atlantic. Is this correct? --King Hildebrand 14:06, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Phoenicians in Ireland
The statement that the Phoenecians "besides developing the tin mines of Cornwall, introduced flax growing and the making of linen into Ireland" is unsourced and not accepted among academic historians. See the WP article on Phoenicia: "It is often mentioned that Phoenicians ventured north into the Atlantic ocean as far as Great Britain, where the tin mines in what is now Cornwall provided them with important materials, although no archaeological evidence supports this belief and reliable academic authors see this belief as hollow (see Malcolm Todd - 1987, reference below)."
