Términos

Small fragments of glass, pottery, stone or other brittle object with a sharp or ragged edge.

Wood that has been affected by water and fungus, often causing it to be brittle, short-grained, and easily broken. Spalted wood often has a greenish color. It is valued as an unusual material if the wood is still in a good enough state to be workable.

Wood finishing and decoration technique, creating a faux marble or stone effect, often used to make intarsia scenes or patterns with small chips or pieces of variously colored wood. The technique was made popular in 16th-17th-century German furniture making, although it is seen in later furniture as well.

Yelmo cónico construido a partir de un número de segmentos y bandas, conocido desde los tiempos romanos y en uso en una versión modificada hasta el siglo XIV.

Refers broadly to the Romance language that developed from Vulgar Latin with contributions from the pre-Roman languages that were spoken in the territory of the Astures, an ancient tribe of the Iberian peninsula. It is now spoken in Spain and as a first language by around 360 million people worldwide. Given that the Castilian dialect is the source from which modern standard Spanish developed, this language overall may be called "Castilian"; however, for the dialect spoken in Castile and elsewhere in northern and central Spain, use "Castilian Spanish."

Non-standardized name for various organic black pigments, including vine black, cork black, and others.

The standard unit of currency of Spain prior to adoption of the Euro.

In architecture and engineering, the divisions, parts, extent, distances, or spaces between supporting elements; for example between the abutments of an arch, the supports of a beam, the piers of a bridge, or the walls carrying a roof or dome.

Genus containing around 20 species of aquatic plants found in shallow marshes, ponds, and streams, ranging from temperate to arctic regions. The plants provide food and cover for wildlife and waterfowl.

General term referring to several species of small birds of prey in the genus Accipiter, that with the goshawks are known as true hawks.

General term referring to members of many species in the families Ploceidae, Passeridae, and Fringillidae, that resemble each other and are charaterized as small, chiefly seed-eating birds having conical bills, native to Europe and the New World.

Nationality, styles, and culture of ancient Sparta, a prominent city state in ancient Greece on the banks of the Eurotas River in Laconia, in the southeastern Peloponnese.

Genus of the Fabaceae family whose sole species is Spartium junceum (Spanish broom).

Deciduous shrub common to the Mediterranean region whose gray-green rush-like shoots are used in basket-making and provide a fiber employed in products as cords, coarse cloth, and canvas.

Genus contains a single species: Spathodea campanulata, of the evergreen family Bignoniaceae.

Tropical evergreen tree native to rainforests of Uganda and West Kenya named for its scarlet-orange flowers which resemble tulips in shape.

Polaina pequeña que se lleva sobre el empeine y generalmente abrochada debajo del pie con una correa. Utilizada especialmente a finales del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX.

Megáfonos en forma de trompeta.

Pipes through which conversation can be conducted, such as between different rooms of a building.

Administrative areas of particular kinds. An example is in Nairobi.