Términos

Floor mosaic technique characterized by the insertion of irregular fragmented slabs of polychrome marbles and stones in a monochrome opus tessellatum field.

Imágenes o modelos compuestos de piezas modeladas individuales de material durable, usualmente piedra o vidrio, que conforman el diseño o modelo. Distinto de "mosaico" que es compuesto de pequeñas piezas de forma regular de material durable.

The process of creating designs by fitting together individually shaped pieces of durable material, usually stone or glass, where each piece forms an element in the design or pattern. It is distinguished from mosaic technique, which involves insetting small, uniform fragments of stone or glass (tesserae) to fill in areas or lines in the design, but each tessera does not itself form a pattern or element.

Pavement mosaic technique utilizing stone slab fragments, most commonly marble of different colors, cut in irregular shapes and placed side by side without creating any geometric or figurative motif.

Technique producing pavement made of concrete mixed with crushed tiles, stones, or gravel favored in Roman houses from the 1st century BCE through the 1st century CE.

Pavement mosaic technique using ceramic elements, usually of the same size and rectangular shape, arranged in a herringbone pattern.

Standard mosaic process and technique using small cubes of uniform size known as tesserae, made of hard materials such as stone and glass, applied to a ground to form ornamental patterns and pictures. While opus tessellatum was initially a cheap substitute for finer mosaic work executed in the more complex technique of "opus vermiculatum," it eventually became the dominant technique and remained so throughout the Middle Ages.

En la albañilería romana, una técnica de revestimientos en la pared usando los fragmentos de azulejos quebrados encajados en concreto.

Technique of mosaic making, first seen in ancient Greece and considered the most desired method for many centuries. Characterized by the use of very small cubes of uniform size of stone or glass used to form very detailed images or patterns, and having outlines surrounding elements of the composition. For a similar technique using larger tesserae and not employing outlines, which was considered inferior in ancient times but became standard in the Middle Ages, use "opus tessellatum."

Minor works of literature or music.

Úsese para peticiones reverentes dirigidas a Dios o a otra deidad.

Discursos o alocuciones formales, especialmente aquellos dados en ocasiones especiales.

Petición reverente compuesta para presentarla a una deidad u otra entidad espiritual, ya sea expresada oral o mentalmente. Para documentos que contienen oraciones, use "oración (género documental)".

Grupo pequeño o colocación de palabras que expresan una única noción, o que entran con cierto grado de unidad en la estructura de una frase.

Discurso o alocución formal pronunciada en un funeral o en honor del fallecido.

Script of the most ancient Chinese writing so far discovered; the characters are inscribed on tortoise shells or animal bones as records of divination carried out by the royals in the latter half of the Shang dynasty (14th to 11th century BCE). The vast majority of the oracle bones were excavated from the modern Xiaotun Village of Anyang City, Henan Province (or Yinxu, the ruins of the last capital of the Shang dynasty).

Sacred places where one could consult priests or priestesses who had the prophetic gift to transfer messages from the gods.

Those who deliver speeches, are skilled in eloquence and rhetorical skill, or are proficient in public speaking.