User talk:DeArbol

A few corrections to the censer entry
In the beginning of the article the reference to censers being "carved" of gold or silver would be more accurate if it explained that they are normally cast in brass or similar metal with a high melting point, with the necessary openings cast in place, and afterwards the outsides may be plated with gold or silver. This can be directly observed by looking at the inside of any modern censer and specific directions include the 12th century author Theophilus whose "On Divers Arts" provides detailed directions for making a typical censer on chains in Book III, Chapter 61 (Dover edition, Hawthorn and Smith translation, 1979). The material about combustible and non-combustible incense and the use of charcoal (with both) seems confusing and it would be better to stick with the simple definition given earlier about self-burning pastilles and stick incense and the kind that uses materials which must be placed on a heat source to release their aroma. Information on the modern self-lighting charcoal disks most often used can be found on any church charcoal supplier's website, and for safety reasons it is important not to suggest that it is supposed to burst into flames - it is charcoal mixed with saltpeter so when a flame is put to it, it begins to glow and emit a few sparks. The proper course at that point is to blow gently on it to spread the glow over most of the surface, not to put out a flame (there is none) and if someone reads the flame description and keeps holding the charcoal in a flame to try to ignite it further, it is quite likely to burst apart and may burn the person using it or the surrounding area. It would be very helpful to have information about the early forms of brazier-like incense burners used in Classical Europe, and some sort of historical information about the date at which the chained incense burner was introduced. I hope to be able to offer a supplement about this eventually.