Términos

Technique of wood design in which smaller pieces of various colors are laid into a solid ground to create a pattern.

Thin facings of wood, generally made from mahogany, oak, walnut, or cedar. The panels are about 2-3 mm thick, often used to cover the surface of furniture or another object constructed of coarser and cheaper wood.

Paper made from chemical wood pulp, which is pulp in which lignin has been removed from the wood, making the cellulose less likely to yellow and embrittle with aging. For paper that contains no free acids, use "acid-free paper."

Proceso fotomecánico que produce imágenes de tonos continuos en ligero relieve. Un resalte de gelatina se prepara mediante un proceso de bicromato y luego se usa para hacer una placa al intaglio. Esta última se usa como molde y se llena con gelatina pigmentada; capa de gelatina que se presiona luego sobre un soporte de papel. Ampliamente utilizado para la ilustración de libros finos, desde aproximadamente 1875 hasta 1900.

Impresión fotomecánica producida mediante el proceso llamado woodburytipia.

Area residencial protegida en la que el destino de la mayor parte del tráfico rodado se encuentra en el interior de dicha área designada, en la que las separaciones mediante bordillo entre calles y aceras han sido eliminadas, y en la que las calles son compartidas por peatones y vehículos; originada en Holanda.

A traditional crucible steel of southern India used for wire and sharp edged tools. Although associated in the popular imagination with Damascene swords, and legendarily a supersteel, wootz has a brittle structure subject to shattering, making it more suitable for ceremonial blades than for actual use in battle.

Hand coverings worn for work tasks, protecting the wearer. An example are rubber work gloves worn by fishermen to protect from water and sharp tools.

Cutting copies of a film, comprising copies of a camera negative roll; used for editing before the negative itself is conformed.

Sturdy tables of relatively substantial size, used for various tasks, from kitchen work to carpentry or other heavy work. For table-like structures of waist height, typically used for heavy work while standing, prefer "work benches."

Institutions overseeing the confinement and labor of people impoverished or otherwise unable to pay debts, particularly during 17th-19th century in Europe and America, especially those established under the various Poor Laws of England. These institutions eventually degenerated into dumping places for impoverished people, criminals, infirm, elderly, and the mentally ill. For similar institutions intended to provide punishment and reformation of the criminal, use "houses of correction (institutions)." For institutions providing charitable care for the poor, use "almshouses (institutions)."

Models used during the design and refinement process, typically of relatively finished quality, but allowing for changes and experimentation in the design.

Titles used temporarily while a more permanent title is devised. An example is the title provided by an author at the time a manuscript is submitted to the publisher.

Visual works that are undone, defaced, or otherwise broken into useless or unreadable form, either through accident or intent.

Works of any medium that are planned or designed, but not constructed or made.

Qualifier used for attributions of works by an unknown creator working under a master's name, generally in a system of apprenticeship common from ancient times through the mid-17th century (e.g., workshop of Gislebertus).

The state or realm of existence, particularly of the physical.

Beings who hold up the weight of the world or planet earth; examples are Atlas in Classical mythology and the Diggajas in Hinduism.

Edificio o grupo de edificios de usos varios que proporciona instalaciones para organizaciones públicas y privadas implicadas en el comercio internacional.

Muñecas muy pequeñas hechas de trozos de tela, hueso y madera en general producidas en Guatemala, pero es probable que se originaron en la cultura Maya utilizando retazos de tela sobrantes de la confección de ropa. Los niños y los adultos confían sus preocupaciones o problemas en la muñeca, y se cree que el muñeco asume los problemas para que el usuario pueda dormir en paz.