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.
Style Guide: Mannerism. Device and monogram of Anne de Montmorency, unknown maker, about 1548-1550. Museum no. C.47-1982. Mannerism is the term often given to a style of Renaissance art and architecture that began in the courts of Italy in about 1520, then spread throughout Europe and lasted until about 1610.The name comes from maniera, Italian for style. The style is characterised by surprising effects and visual trickery.evice and monogram of Anne de Montmorency, unknown maker, about 1548-1550. Museum no. C.47-1982. Mannerism is the term often given to a style of Renaissance art and architecture that began in the courts of Italy in about 1520, then spread throughout Europe and lasted until about 1610.