In grasses (including cereals such as rice, barley, oats and wheat), the ripe seed is surrounded by thin, dry, scaly bracts (called glumes, lemmas and paleas), forming a dry husk (or hull) around the grain.he process of loosening the chaff from the grain so as to remove it is called threshing â traditionally done by milling or pounding. Separating remaining loose chaff from the grain is called winnowing â traditionally done by repeatedly tossing the grain up into a light wind which gradually blows the lighter chaff away.
Mannerism refers to the art of the Late Italian Renaissance when artists used clashing colors and many bizarre themes in their work. Mannerism refers to the art of the Late Italian Renaissance when artists used clashing colors and many bizarre themes in their work.
In fine art, the term Mannerism (derived from the Italian word 'maniera' meaning style or stylishness) refers to a style of painting, sculpture and (to a lesser extent) architecture, that emerged in Rome and Florence between 1510 and 1520, during the later years of the High Renaissance.here are two detectable strains of Mannerist painting: Early Mannerism (c.1520-35) is known for its anti-classical, or anti-Renaissance style, which then developed into High Mannerism (c.1535-1580), a more intricate, inward-looking and intellectual style, designed to appeal to more sophisticated patrons.