Términos

The position from which something, such as the subject depicted in a visual work, is seen or viewed, or the perspective from which a subject or event is perceived. An example is when the subject of a visual work is seen as a bird's eye view.

Tipos tempranos de encaje veneciano que se caracterizan por una superficie relativamente lisa. Más tarde el encaje veneciano tuvo una apariencia de talla pesada o de relieve.

Breed of dog that is of hound, spaniel, and setter ancestry. The pointer is used as an aid in hunting and derives its name from its assumption of a rigid posture in the direction of prey it has located. First recorded about 1650, in England, the pointer was originally used to point out hares for greyhounds to track down and was later trained as a bird dog in the 18th century. Pointers stand 23 to 28 inches (58 to 71 cm) and weigh 44 to 75 pounds (20 to 34 kg). It has a long muzzle, hanging ears, a tapered tail, and a short, smooth coat, usually white with black, liver-colored, yellowish brown, or reddish brown spots. In art, the pointer is often featured in sporting and hunting scenes.

Tapering pieces of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

Material that causes illness or death when introduced into or absorbed by a living organism; particularly when the substance is able to kill by rapid action and when taken in small quantity.

Style and culture of one of the six Northern Tewa speaking Rio Grande Pueblos. Habitation of the historic Pojoaque Pueblo area as early as 500 CE with a large prehistoric population in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.

Copas de vino antiguas generalmente con una cubierta y a menudo de cristal o plata, usualmente para presentaciones u otros propósitos ceremoniales.

Card game for two or more persons in which the players bet on the value of the card in their hands, the winner taking the pool. There are many variations.

Describe obras producidas por africanos de mismo nombre que viven en Kenia.

Central and South American drinking vessels designed so they make the sound "pok, pok" when filled with water.

Se refiere a la cultura de la nación moderna de Polonia o en general a las culturas que han ocupado la misma área de Europa central al sur del Mar Báltico.

Cubierta de tela, cuero o materiales similares que se usa sobre el tobillo y a veces la parte inferior de la pierna.

La presencia o manifestación de dos principios opuestos o tendencias contrastantes, como por ejemplo en baterías eléctricas y en imanes.

Instrumentos para medir o indicar la polarización de la luz o para examinar objetos en luz polarizada; a menudo usados para estudiar tensiones y presiones.

The process of making light or other electromagnetic waves vibrate in a single plane.