Términos

Literary genre taking the form of letters, usually of a literary, formal, or public nature. Examples are the epistles in the Biblical New Testament.

Libro que contiene las epístolas para ser leídas en misa. Hacia el siglo XIII generalmente estaban incorporadas al misal.

Novels written by using the device of a series of letters, diary entries, newspaper clippings, or other documents.

Inscripciones en mausoleos en memoria de quienes se encuentran enterrados en la tumba o sepulcro.

Grandes velos decorados con el cuerpo de Cristo crucificado que son usados en los servicios de Viernes Santo en la Iglesia Ortodoxa Oriental.

Nuptial poems or songs in praise of the bride and bridegroom, and praying for their prosperity.

Poetry in honor of a married couple and marriage; by traditional convention, composed and delivered at a wedding celebration.

Eastern Orthodox ecclesiastical stoles, in which the two ends are sewn together and hang straight down in front to the knees or to the floor, with an opening remaining at the top through which the head is passed. The front may also be made of a solid piece of fabric rather than two separate pieces. The sticharion and epitrachelion are held together by the zone (girdle), a narrow belt of stuff with clasps. It differs from the Western church stole in that it hangs straight instead of being crossed over the chest.

Aztec vestments comprising articulated pieces of iridescent shell sewn in a pattern on a textile support. Derived from Nahuatl for "joined mother -of-pearl." Many examples are made from the Pacific mollusk Pinctada mazatlanica.

Período del Antiguo Egipto, desde el 2925 hasta el 2650 a. C. aproximadamente, que comprende las dinastías I y II. Algunas fuentes incluyen también la Dinastía III, que termina alrededor del 2575 a. C. Las obras de arte incluyen cerámica, murales, esculturas y relieves. Durante este período se formalizaron procedimientos artísticos que permitieron realizar la postura de la figura humana, la disposición de elementos pictóricos y, en la escultura, una rígida representación de la figura que conserva la calidad de la piedra y forma del bloque. La arquitectura se distingue por el desarrollo de superestructuras de tumbas.

Any of a class of three-membered cyclic ring ethers including ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and butylene oxide. Epoxides have been used as a permanent wood preservative treatment based on the chemical modification of the wood components.

Hydrous magnesium sulfate mineral usually found as a crust, efflorescence, or tiny crystals on mine and cave walls. Neutralized and purified, epsomite is sold as epsom salts.

Family of hagfishes distinguished from the family Myxinidae of hagfishes by having gills that open separately on the surface rather than on each side.

Genus containing 23 species of bats.

Common North American species of relatively large brown bat that is distinct from the stoutly built Eurasian brown bat. Characterized as nocturnal, roosting during the day in hollow trees beneath loose tree bark, in the crevices of rocks or in man-made structures such as attics, barns, old buildings, eaves and window shutters.

Regional or indigenous Latin American vessels in the form of two overlapping vessels; may resemble a bird's head; examples are of Mapuche culture.

Brief narrative poems in dactylic hexameter of ancient Greece, imitated by Romans and others. Usually dealing with mythological and romantic themes. They are characterized by lively description, miniaturistic attitude, scholarly allusion, and an elevated tone similar to that of the elegy.

Family of odd-number-hooved animals that includes asses, horses, and zebras.

Familia que incluye a los caballos y animales similares. Comprende a pequeños animales con patas multi unguladas.Los équidos son la única familia sobreviviente de una serie de caballos. Fueron domesticados hace unos 3000 años.

Impresión de una disposición armoniosa de los elementos en una composición.