Términos

Identifying numeric or alpha codes found, usually on the spine, of a manuscript, book or other volume, giving the location where the item can be found in the library.

Bote extremadamente ligero y delgado, utilizado para remar con scull y para carreras, generalmente consistente en un casco delgado o piel sobre un frágil armazón con asientos deslizantes para los remeros; no más de 2 pies de ancho y usualmente con botalón para los remos.

Beads that are created from natural shells, usually having a hole drilled in the shell to allow stringing. May also include beads having shells as a material, carved or ground down so as to not resemble shells when completed.

Norman keeps, usually on the sites of older structures, and consisting of a stone wall on top of a motte, or steep mound. Within this wall, or shell, other buildings were contructed, using the wall as support, leaving an open courtyard in the center. A successor to the motte-and-bailey castle.

Mixed language of the community of travelling people in Ireland, based heavily on Hiberno-English with heavy influences from Irish.

Shelves designed with a row of hooks or pegs beneath, for the hanging of hats, clothing, umbrellas, or other items.

Storage area or structure containing shelves upon which books, boxes, and other materials are stored, such as in a libary, archives, or museum.

Groups of shelves, used for storage. Shelving units can be fixed or movable (on tracks), and made of wood, metal, or another material.

Organos chinos de boca que tienen una caja de aire en forma de bol de madera o metal con un tubo corto para soplar proyectándose desde el lado, y tubos de bambú de diferentes largos, generalmente en número de 17, ordenados en un círculo incompleto y montados a través de orificios en la parte de arriba de la caja de aire. Una lengüeta vibrante de cobre o de una aleación se fija en el extremo inferior de cada tubo dentro de la caja.

Cubrir acero con un fino revestimiento de cinc, resistente a la corrosión.

Describe mobiliario de maderas satinadas, caoba, pintado en Inglaterra y los Estados Unidos desde 1790 a 1805 y basado en los diseños publicados por el ebanista inglés Thomas Sheraton (1751-1806). Los tres influyentes libros de Sheraton evolucinan desde los estilos Neoclásico al Imperio aunque ahora su nombre se usa para describir el gusto general en mobiliario a fines del siglo XVIII.

A beverage originating in the Middle East and North Africa, made of fruit juice and water, sweetened, and often cooled with snow. In the European imitation, it is an effervescing drink.

Distinctive wooden spoons of the Middle East and North Africa, used for drinking the beverage sherbet; the same term is also used for such spoons intended for soup, rice, or pickles. Often having leaf-shaped bowls. Exquisitely carved spoons were a sign of status for the well-to-do. They were featured prominently at dinner gatherings, where they were the only utensils used. For drinking sherbet, the spoons were placed in ceramic basins full of the beverage, with their handles balanced on the side and their bowls floating atop the sherbet. A guest would drink from the spoon, then place it back in the basin for the use of the other guests. Spoons may appear in various sizes, depending upon the food item or beverage intended for consumption. The largest spoons were reserved for sherbet.

En los Estados Unidos se refiere al oficial jefe encargado de la ejecución de la ley de un condado u otra subdivisión estatal. Antiguamente en Inglaterra correspondía a un importante oficial civil de un condado rural.

Refers to the culture of the Sherpa, a nomadic people dwelling chiefly in the mountainous Khumbu region of eastern Nepal.