Términos

A form of porcelain decoration that combines underglaze blue outlines with filled-in overglaze enamel colors. The technique was difficult and required two firings: the first outline is painted in underglaze blue, then fired at a high temperature. The outlines were then coloured in with red, yellow, green and aubergine overglaze and the object was fired again at a lower temperature.

A mass made from flour or meal moistened and kneaded into a paste, which forms the raw material for various types of baked goods such as bread or pastry. Dough may be leavened or unleavened.

Hand tools intended to mix and divide dough. These usually appear as tools carved from wood with a shovel-like end and handles of various lengths, though they can be made of any material.

Implements of various design having sharp-edged wheels attached to handles, used to cut rolled-out dough.

Sculptures or statues in the United States that represent U.S. soldiers from World War I. The sculptures were commissioned around the country and are nameless.

Wooden bracket set that is a main component of the traditional Chinese post-and-beam structure, along with the roof structure and the column grid. The origins of the Chinese bracketing system was a spreading block (dou) placed upon a column to support the beam above more broadly, and in depictions of curved arms (gong) attached near the top of the columns, parallel to the building wall, extending outward and up to help support the beam. In time, the block and arms were combined to create traditional Chinese brackets.

Unidades de mampostería que forman un arco o bóveda.

General term referring to smaller members of the family Columbidae; larger members are called "pigeons." The white dove is the symbol of peace.

In sheet metal work, various types of seams where tabs are cut from the sheet of metal and folded or bent over the collar or another sheet to form a seam. Dovetail seams are typically used on round or elliptical pipe in joining collars to flange; rarely used on rectangular duct.

Úsese para describir obras producidas por africanos del mismo nombre que habitan el norte de Camerún.

The act of transmitting a file from a remote computer or device to another. The file may be downloaded from an Internet web page or from a separate device.

Open expanses of elevated land, most often used in the plural. Examples are the treeless undulating chalk uplands of the southern England.

Un término persa para alfombras largas y relativamente angostas que miden aproximadamente 6 por 4 pies, o 2 zars.

Formato de libro creado cuando se pliega una hoja para formar 12 hojas o 24 páginas. Normalmente se hace insertando una hoja más pequeña en una hoja más grande, en lugar de crear el tamaño creando dos pliegues paralelos y dos pliegues en ángulo recto en una hoja.

Genus containing around about 40 species of trees and succulent shrubs native primarily to Africa, but also found in Asia and Central America. In earlier classifications, placed in family Agavaceae.

Pequeña moneda de plata de la Antigua Grecia, que originalmente equivalía a seis óbolos y circuló a partir del siglo VI a. C. Su uso continuó en los pueblos parto y sasánida, hasta el siglo VII d. C.

Término general para las antiguas monedas griegas y romanas, con una denominación en dracma.

Nombre de marca registrada para la fibra textil hecha de tereftalato de polietileno. Originalmente fabricada y desarrollada por Du Pont.

Tarjetas de bolsillo para aquellos que están inscritos para cumplir con el servicio militar en los Estados Unidos y que por ley deben llevar siempre consigo.