Términos

Large spiked hooks, usually square-angled, that are driven into the rafter during roof thatching in order to secure courses of thatch as the thatcher works.

Devices comprising a timber or other narrow surface that is suspended by a rope or attached by hooks to a roof that is being thatched, to serve as a platform or foothold for the thatcher.

Refers to a style named after the town in the southern region of modern Myanmar, situated on the Tenasserim plains, an early Mon capital designated as the epicenter of Indian culture until the 11th century. The style features prominent Mon sculpture, Brahmanic stone stelae, and stone bas-reliefs of the deities Vishnu, Ananta, Brahma, and Shiva in various meditative positions.

A white, amorphous mineral composed of silicate, carbonate, and calcium sulfate. It is often formed by the reaction of sulfates and concrete or mortar. Thaumasite crystal formation induces sulfate decay in the cement paste matrix. Conservation interventions seek to remove thaumasite or limit its attack.

Latin American vessels of a particular type used to ferment chicha, designed to be placed on embers.

Family of flowering shrubs and trees native to temperate and tropical regions of both hemispheres, including several ornamental plants, one that is the source of tea. The number of genera belonging to this family is debated, numbering from 7 to 40, depending on the method of circumscription.

Genre of performing arts concerning theatrical or dramatic entertainment, often reserved for works intended for stage presentations.

Broad discipline concerning drama, dance, critical studies, and theater design/technology; a professionally-oriented study of theater, that involves training, practice, and study in the processes of doing theater.

The person ultimately responsible for all creative and technical aspects of a theatrical production.

Institutions that maintain facilities for the presentation of dramatic performances to spectators.

Receptacles of various types that contain holy relics. Usage has varied over time. In modern usage, the term refers to relatively small disc-shaped, glass-faced metal receptacles for relics, often designed so that they may be inserted into reliquary monstrances. In Early Christian usage, the term referred to cells or openings dug into walls to hold the corpse. For discs or clips that secure a host in a monstrance, use "lunettes (monstrance clips)."

Genus containing around 20 species of small understory trees native to the tropical forests of Central and South America.

Species of tree native to tropical America, from which cocoa and chocolate are prepared.

Educational institutions providing education in theology and religious history, primarily, but not exclusively, to prepare students for jobs as priests, ministers, or church workers; usually sponsored or controlled by a church or other religious organization. For buildings that house schools devoted especially to the training of rabbis, use "rabbinical seminaries."

Ancient Egyptian sculptures depicting a standing or kneeling male figure proffering a divine effigy.

Pinturas en tela, a menudo terciopelo o papel, producidas por medio del estarcido; frecuentemente naturalezas muertas de frutas o flores; popular en el siglo XIX.

La forma del budismo practicado en los países sudasiaticos de Sri Lanka, Burma, Camboya. Tailandia y Laos. Su doctrina, relativamente inalterada desde el siglo III a.C., se basa en la "tipitaka" o canon Pali y consiste en una interpretación conservadora de las enseñanzas de Buda. La mayor distinción de Theravada del posterior mahayana es el rechazo a los bodhisattvas. Mientras que el objetivo final del Theravada es convertirse en un "santo perfecto" o "arhat", los creyentes laicos no pueden alcanzar la iluminación verdadera. La verdadera iluminación es solo capturada por los religiosos y cuando estas son imposibles de comprender se recurre al Buddha.