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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Walter Del Pellegrino, post: 3339, member: 90&quot;]Thank you lilfont for the insightful response. I was, of course, a bit overzealous in stating that the Greeks and Romans did not have a desire to bring nature into their homes but again they used means other than a purpose built container for cut flowers.</p><p>I believe I have, at least, a partial answer. Etymologically the word vase seems to have originated during the period of Late Middle English, roughly in the last quarter of the 15th century. That fact indicates that my original theory that the concept of a flower vase as a container made for a specific purpose was imported from the Chinese with the introduction of porcelain is incorrect. Oriental porcelain did not arrive in Europe until the 16th century.</p><p>Thanks for the assistance and the thought provoking guidance.&nbsp; See how my mind works. While others are pondering the wonders of the universe and the meaning of life I am standing in a empty lonely field asking seemingly arcane questions no one else would bother to consider.</p><p>In response to your first question I have not yet decided to even write the article. In the past I have self-published my books on Italian pottery utilizing Lulu Press. One article was published in the Glass and Pottery Review and my history of the origins of the Somali Cat was published by the Somali Cat Club of America and later reprinted by a German and a Japanese publisher.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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