The document provides a history of knives from ancient times to the 18th century. It notes that in ancient times, knives were made of stone and were very dull. In the Middle Ages, knives began to be made of metal but were used primarily for non-culinary purposes. By the 16th century, knives were more commonly used for cooking and eating and were sometimes made of silver. Table knives of the 18th century looked very different from previous centuries, having blunt, curved blades intended for tasks like spreading butter rather than cutting.

1. A History
of the Knife
Anna, Abi, Santiago

2. x
x
middle ages:
● not primarily
used for
culinary
purposes
● begin to be
made of metal
the beginning(3000
B.C. +) : knives were
made out of stone,
very dull (think about
the stone) age
a bronze knife from
the 15th century

3. x
before humanity,
primates hit stones
together as a form of
the earliest knife

4. x
16th century:
● knives are used
more for culinary
purposes
● Knives are
made out of
silver
left to right:
•
“1) 18th Century Italian knife. The blade
is engraved with the arms of Medici, first
Duke of Tuscany.
•
2) Italian knife, 16th century. Black
wooden handle, embossed with gold and
silver. Iron sheath is engraved and
covered with gold leaf.
•
3) Table knife with a silver gilt handle,
Germany latter 16th century.
•
4) Dagger knife, Mother of Pearl handle,
’1
Italy 1573.
1. http://silvercollect.org/resource-articles/brief-history-of-the-knife

5. x
●
18th century table
knives look
completely different
than knives from
the previous
century. They are
very blunt, and has
a curved blade with
a rounded tip.
These knives’ use
is to spread butter,
moving food onto a
fork, or cut
something that is
already soft
because of its
smooth blade.

6. knives transformed
into little, detailed
table knives. The
table knife was now
less redundant. Table
knives were usually
made out of steel.
These knives aren’t
considered violent as
they were before.
They used to be
huge, sharp knives at
the dinner table. Now
the size has
decreased, and the
sharp edges have
turned into smaller,
less effective blades.

7. Chinese dynasty were not that
different from europe and
the stuff people thinks about
chopsticks is completely
different.
Chopsticks have been an
early invention and they
start appearing 900 years
ago same with tou

8. In europe the most
famous knifes
were the carver
that were used to
divide meet at the
dinner table of
lords and ladies
and tou was used
to cut raw food

9. Scientifics found out that
due to the way we used
the table knifes in the
last 250 years our jaw
has started to change.
A lot of people is getting
overbite now a days
which means the your
upper jaw closes over
the lower jaw due to not
been used to cut food
with our teeth

10. In france knifes were often kept of the table and they were usually used for
peeling or cutting fruit when they were on the table.

11. Sources
http://silvercollect.org/resource-articles/briefhistory-of-the-knife
Knife
http://www.eatingutensils.net/history-ofcutlery/knife-history/