Términos

Nationality, style, or culture of Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

Style of textiles, particularly floor coverings, handwoven in the neighborhood of Melas, southwestern Turkey, on the Aegean coast. The rugs are characterized as being usually of small size, dating from the 19th century, and having unusually wide borders in relation to their narrow fields. In the prayer rugs, the arch (which indicates the direction of Mecca, the holy city) is straight-sided, with a triangular indentation below it on each side, the local reminiscence of a lobed-arch form used in the Ottoman court prayer rugs of the 16th and 17th centuries. The color scheme is unique among similar carpets: the field is usually a strong red, with yellow and violet together with a light blue that is quite variable owing to uneven dyeing. Examples that predate the use of chemical dyes are considered to be among the most attractive Turkish carpets.

Se refiere a la ideología religiosa cristiana usualmente basada en una interpretación de la Revelación 20. 1-7 que sostiene que habrá un reino de los santos de mil años, tanto justo antes o después del regreso de Cristo. El milenarismo ha tenido sus seguidores desde principios de la cristiandad, pero se volvió particularmente popular en el siglo XIX cuando grupos como los Hermanos de Plymouth y los Adventistas adptaron ideas apocalípticas y milenarias. Recientemente el término también ha sido aplicado por científicos sociales a cualquier grupo religioso que espera una transformación repentina del mundo; tales grupos tienden a hacerse populares durante los cambio sociales o de crisis.

Período equivalente a 1000 años, específicamente en relación a la era cristiana.

Units of distance in English-speaking countries, equal to 1760 yards or approximately 1609 meters. It is derived from Roman units of distance of 1000 paces, or approximately 1618 yards.

Moneda de plata introducida por Constantino hacia el año 320 y usada hasta fines del siglo IV. Fue reintroducida en el período bizantino, entre el 700 y comienzos del siglo XI aprox.

Cuerpos organizados de soldados ciudadanos voluntarios a media jornada con entrenamiento militar limitado que están disponibles para servicio de emergencia, usualmente para defensa local y pacificación o para complementar las fuerzas armadas regulares.

Educational institutions that train people for careers in the armed forces and for private schools organized following the discipline and dress codes of military life; both offer courses in military training and both are generally at university level with degree-granting programs.

Artists in any medium whose primary subjects concern the armed forces, including uniforms, equipment, and other topics. Such artists may or may not themselves be members of the military. For artists specializing primarily in battles and war, use "battle artist."

Military strategic plans that are large scale, of long duration, include combat operations in a given area, and incorporate a number of military operations or battles as part of a larger conflict or war.

Museums of collections of weapons, armor, uniforms, ammunition, documents, maps, photographs, and other records and artifacts of military forces, leaders, wars, and battles.

General term for parks that preserve areas associated with military history.

Institutions tasked to hold and detain members of the armed forces, in the U.S., particularly who have been convicted of violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Group portraits, usually paintings, representing members of the civil militia or civic guard. The genre was common in the Netherlands of the 16th and 17th century.

People belonging to a militia, which is an organized body of part-time, volunteer citizen soldiers.

Devices used for circulating air through milk. Often used to remove animal heat, gases, and odors from fresh milk before canning.

Containers used to transport milk bottles.