Términos

En líneas generales segmentos triangulares o en forma de cuña de objetos que se encuentra en bóvedas, globos, paraguas, o faldas.

Áreas de medio punto en forma de media luna en una pared o en techo abovedado, enmarcadas por un arco o cielos abovedado; incluye aberturas o ventanas en tales áreas.

In the context of Christian liturgical accessories, the holders that secure the host in the monstrance. Originaly lunettes were crescent-shaped clips made of gold or silver-gilt, used for securing the host in a monstrance. In more recent centuries, the host is enclosed in a pyx the same size as the host, with two glass faces, and this pyx is itself is inserted into the apperture of the monstrance. This newer-style holder is also called a lunette, although it is no longer crescent-shaped.

Describe obras creadas por africanos de mismo nombre que viven en el este de Zambia.

Lentes o combinaciones fijas de lentes utilizados para aumentar el tamaño aparente de un objeto cuando se ve directamente. Un ejemplo de una lupa es como es utilizado en un cristal de aumento.

Pequeñas lupas del tipo utilizadas por relojeros o joyeros.

In Indian architecture, a rafter.

Style and culture of an aboriginal people inhabiting Luristan in western Iran. To refer specifically to the style of textiles, particularly carpets, made by the Lur people, use "Lori (carpet style)."

Aerófonos similares a trompas soplados desde un extremo que datan de la Era del Bronce en los países nórdicos, consistentes en un tubo cónico de dos o tres metros de longitud, curvado en forma de una S enroscada y terminando en un disco plano ornamental.

Hebra sintética con propiedades reflectantes fabricada con filamentos de aluminio revestidos con plástico. Se utiliza en Nigeria y otros lugares de Africa Occidental para tejer material semejante a género brillante y resplandeciente.

Unrestrained desire, appetite, or inclination for something or someone, usually sexual, and contrary to a culture's moral sense.

Glass that has an iridescent appearance, usually caused by the application of metallic luster pigments. Examples are the richly colored glasses was first produced in the United States by Louis Comfort Tiffany during the late 1800s.

Thin metallic films that produce an iridescent effect on ceramics or glass. Luster glazes have been used since the 9th century in the Middle East ceramics. Spanish and Italian majolica pottery was produced by a multistep technique in which the metallic glaze was applied over a fired glaze then the ceramic was refired to adhere the two layers. The thin metallic layer is obtained with either reducing salts or a reducing atmosphere. By the 19th century, a single step technique was developed in England that produced an overall luster glaze. Various colors are obtained by the addition of minerals.