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- Apple (20408 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Maloideae]]}}
16: ...the family [[Rosaceae]], and is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Table apples are of the...
23: ...t affect domestic apples, and research with it to develop new disease-resistant apples is continuing.
25: ...ave been used in some recent breeding programs to develop apples suitable for growing in climates unsu...
27: ... the earliest tree to be cultivated. To a greater degree than other tree fruit, except possibly [[citr... - Tooth (14790 bytes)
1: <div style="float:right; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; margin:1ex; padding:.5ex; background-...
9: ... of teeth is supposed to be white, but it heavily depends on the person, and how well they care for th...
10: ...mb|200px|left|Section of a human Tooth Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
11: ...s called the species' [[dentition]]. [[Dentistry|Dentists]] sometimes refer to the inner surface of t...
13: <div style="float:right; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; margin:1ex; padding:.5ex; background-... - Sculpture (5545 bytes)
3: ...gh arrangement and juxtaposition or by the simple designation of an object or even an act as sculpture...
5: ...man hands or by nature. A figure or person can be described as ''sculpturesque'' if it shares qualitie...
21: ** [[jade]]
37: ...even proposed that some day sculptures might be made of gases; see [[gas sculpture]].
39: ...dern art|modern]] and contemporary sculpture include: - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
4: ...oric times. Most [[Stone Age]] statuettes were made of ivory or soft stone, however some clay human a...
6: ...aterials used for sculpture during this time included basalt, diorite (a type of dark, coarse-grained ...
8: ...ith gold and mosaic inlay with a black-bearded golden bull's head.
11: ...ieved to represent Hammurabi. The head has the wide open eyes, typical of the time period.
13: ...t can have four legs visible if viewed from the side. The piece was excavated at [[Nimrud]] (in north... - Engraving (3556 bytes)
1: ... [[silver]] or [[gold]] are engraved, or may provide an [[intaglio (printmaking)|intaglio]] plate, whe...
5: ...lity of line that is characterized by its steady, deliberate appearance and clean edges. The angle tin...
11: ...illennium B.C. The majority of so-called engraved designs on ancient gold rings or other items were pr...
15: ...ries, and/or used when a more "elegant" design is desired and a limited color range is acceptable.
17: ==Modern engraving== - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: The materials definition of a '''glass''' is a uniform [[amorphous...
3: ...ed the word ''glaes'' to describe [[amber]], recorded by [[Roman Empire|Roman]] historians as ''glaesu...
5: ...glasses in common use as a building, container or decorative material.
9: ...d with very smooth and impervious surfaces. These desirable properties lead to a great many uses of gl...
13: ...ommon glass''' is mostly amorphous [[silicon dioxide]] ([[Silicon|Si]][[Oxygen|O]]<sub>2</sub>), which... - Stained glass (3937 bytes)
2: ...ss.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Stained glass photo provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
4: ...s2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Stained glass photo provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
7: ...tallic salts during its manufacture to create a wide variety of [[color]]s. Early stained glass artist...
9: ...teristics that, even for the same color, can provide surprising results.
11: ...or lampshades incorporating colorful pictures and designs. - Iconography (7643 bytes)
1: ...00px|''[[Salvator Mundi]]'' is an [[iconography]] depicting [[Christ]] with his right hand raised in [...
2: ...[symbolism|symbolically]] mean more than a simple depiction of the person involved.
4: ...ms of change, the flower of new life, the fire of destruction, etc.). The many heads, eyes, feet, and ...
6: ...[[Old Testament]] scriptures against the material depiction of the immaterial [[God]] is overturned in...
8: ...irement of the iconographer in order to correctly depict the spiritual realm. For the [[Eastern Orthod... - Heraldry (23465 bytes)
1: ...r [[jousting|jousts]] and to describe the various devices they carried or [[paint]]ed on their [[shiel...
3: ...ster. Dexter ("right" in [[Latin]]) is the left side of the shield, and sinister ("left") is the right...
5: ...he shield is immaterial and different artists can depict the same coat of arms on many different shape...
7: ...use bold, vivid colours rather than [[pastel]] shades.
9: ...plete depiction of a coat-of-arms, the crest is a design affixed to the [[helmet]]. Crests can also be... - Manuscript (5266 bytes)
1: ...uced some other way. Information may be hand-recorded in other ways than in manuscripts, as [[inscript...
8: ...oll]]s (''volumen'' in Latin) or [[book]]s (''[[codex]], codices''). Manuscripts were produced on [[v...
10: ...ch making a single copy from an original that was declaimed aloud.
12: ... languages]], written on palm leaves, survived in desert burials in the [[Tarim Basin]] of Central Asi...
16: ...brew language|Hebrew]] manuscripts, such as the [[Dead Sea scrolls]] make no such differentiation. - Illuminated manuscript (5973 bytes)
1: ...e [[Aberdeen Bestiary]] (folio 4v), would be considered illuminated.]]
3: ...indication specimens of medieval [[painting]]. Indeed, for many areas and time periods, they are the ...
5: For a list of pre-modern illuminated manuscripts please see [[List of La...
7: For a look at a modern undertaking in progress right now please see http://ww...
13: ... illuminated "[[book of hours|books of hours]]" made, which set down prayers appropriate for various t... - Silversmith (758 bytes)
1: [[Image:Silver band.png|thumb|150px|right|Band made of Silver.]] - Goldsmith (585 bytes)
3: ...ee main parts, being [[file (tool)|filing]], [[soldering]] and [[polishing]] of the metal. [[Casting]]...
5: ...e name was synonymous with [[banker]], since they dealt in gold and had sufficient [[security]] for sa... - Jewellery (4234 bytes)
1: ... materials. However, jewellery can and has been made out of almost every kind of material.
3: Examples include [[bracelet]]s, [[necklace]]s, rings, and [[earrin...
5: The word is derived from the word "jewel", which was [[anglicise...
7: ...s materials, is generally considered valuable and desirable. Some cultures have a practice of keeping ...
9: ...rsonal [[adornment]] seems to be a basic human tendency. - Relic (11473 bytes)
1: ...nd [[Hinduism]]. In some [[religious denomination|denominations]] of Christianity, a '''relic''' is an...
7: ...cited is the veneration of Polycarp's relics recorded in the Martyrdom of Polycarp (written 150-160 AD...
9: ...[[Caesar of Heisterbach]]. These miracle tales made relics much sought after during the Middle Ages. ...
15: ... the mystic potency belong to spirits, in varying degrees to the faithful, and to inanimate objects. T...
17: ..., the "idols" of our museums and archaeology, and destroying it accounts for some of the righteous rag... - Silk (8683 bytes)
1: ...orm4.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Silk Worms. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
5: ...silk was one of the staples of international [[trade]] prior to [[industrialization]].
7: ==Silk trade==
8: ...s trade was so extensive that the major set of trade routes between Europe and Asia has become known a...
11: ...macy, as gifts to foreign dignitaries. The remainder was sold at exorbitant prices. - Tapestry (2919 bytes)
2: ...ion.JPG|thumb|right|250px|A tapestry [[cushion]], depicting [[pansy|pansies]]]]
3: ...wool]], [[gold]] or [[silver]], but can also be made out of any form of textile.
5: ...us artist, while the tapestries themselves were made by the craftsmen.
7: ...dlepoint]], probably because this type of [[embroidery]] mimics the woven effect.
10: ...lemen]] could transport the tapestry from one residence to another. In [[church]]es, it could be displ... - Ponce De Leon (5480 bytes)
2: ...] by appointment of the Spanish Crown. He is regarded as the first [[Europe]]an known to have visited ...
4: ...m and to which the natives had no immunity. Ponce de León, however, became rich while serving as Gove...
6: ...right|thumb|Cacique Agueybana greeting Juan Ponce de León]]
7: ...d been damaged. Not wishing to serve Diego, Ponce de León obtained title to explore the areas north o...
9: ...de los Castellanos'' of [[Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas]]. - Map (10223 bytes)
3: ...that space. Usually, a map is a [[2D geometric model|two-dimensional, geometrically accurate represen...
7: ...itten language by several millennia. One of the oldest surviving maps, painted on a wall of the [[Cat...
9: ...y in the works of J.B. Harley, Mark Monmonier and Denis Wood.
11: ... in [[English language|English]] as "[[On Exactitude in Science]]".
13: ... internationally renowned for its comprehensively detailed work). - Flute (11293 bytes)
2: ...e:Flute2.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Flute Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...tch and attack are flexible, allowing a very high degree of instantaneous expressive control.
7: ...e led to the development of what many people consider ''the'' flute, the [[Western concert flute]], wh...
9: ... makes the instrument easier to play, but takes a degree of control away from the musician. Usually fi...
11: ...player of a side-blown flute uses a hole on the side of the tube to produce a tone, instead of blowing...
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