Términos

Shawms del mundo árabe y zonas de Europa y Asia influenciadas por el Islam que toman muchas formas regionales diferentes pero que comúnmente consisten en un tubo de madera con diámetro interior cónico, siete orificios para los dedos en la parte delantera y un orificio para el pulgar detrás, una campana de contorno expandida, y una pequeña lengüeta con una “pirouette” metálica debajo de ella.

Modelos decorativos de flores, foliados y melocotones estandarizados en azul bajo vidriado; introducido por primera vez en Meissen en 1739 y copiados extensivamente por otros fabricantes.

Hoja laminada que se fabrica colocando la hoja de oro, sobre la hoja de plata (lata o estaño) y clavándolas una sobre la otra para unirlas. La lamina de oro y plata fue utilizada en lugar de pan de oro, pero tenía la característica de ennegrecerse, debido a que la delgada capa de oro no lograba proteger a la de plata.

Members in this phylum are subject to being moved to other phyla, due to research done in the 1990s that resulted in an improved understanding of relationships of fungi traditionally placed in the phyla Chytridiomycota and Zygomycota.

Family of flowering plants consisting of a loose-knit assemblage of 22 genera and 285 species that mainly grow in the desert or saline environments of temperate and tropical regions. Most members are shrubs to small trees, often resinous.

Order of flowering plants consisting of 2 families, 27 genera, and about 300 species. Members are herbs or shrubs, rarely hemiparasites, and largely restricted to tropical or temperate arid or saline regions. The flowers are showy and possess oil or nectar glands for bee pollination.

Named for the village outside of Hà Nội where they are produced, these artworks were traditionally painted, but are now woodblock printed on treated dó paper from Rhamnoneuron balansae. They depict auspicious folk icons, such as babies, carp, roosters, and pigs to bestow good luck and prosperity during special occasions such as weddings and Tết, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year.