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- Sculpture (5545 bytes)
1: ..., relating to it, and influencing the perception of it.
3: ...t and juxtaposition or by the simple designation of an object or even an act as sculpture.
5: ...it shares qualities with [[classicism|classical]] figurative sculpture or [[statue]].
37: ... proposed that some day sculptures might be made of gases; see [[gas sculpture]].
41: ...a standing tree, which was diseased and due to be felled]] - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...iginally, which can be seen in its [[conchoidal]] fracture.
3: ...''glaesum.'' Anglo-Saxons used the word ''glaer'' for amber.
5: ...s article will be concerned with a specific type of glass—the [[silica]]-based glasses in commo...
9: ...ied, or even changed entirely, with the addition of other compounds or [[heat treatment]].
13: ...nd found in [[quartz]], or in its polycrystalline form, [[sand]]. - Iconography (7643 bytes)
1: ...h his right hand raised in [[blessing]] and his left hand holding an [[orb]].]]
2: ...symbolically]] mean more than a simple depiction of the person involved.
4: ...fire of destruction, etc.). The many heads, eyes, feet, and arms do not have to be taken literally.
6: ...]] when [[God]] takes material flesh in the form of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]].
8: ...int]]s in a very clear and complete way. Their usefulness cannot be matched by written text. Because ... - Bookbinding (7761 bytes)
1: ...Image:Medieval_book.jpg|right|200px|Illustration of Medieval Bookbinding. Image provided by [http://c...
4: ... easier to handle, allowed writing on both sides of the leaves, and could be searched through more qu...
6: ...y, and each book was a unique creation or a copy of it.
8: ...h Europe in the late [[Middle Ages]] and the use of the [[printing press]] beginning in the mid-[[15t...
10: [[Image:Oldbooks3a.jpg|250px|Picture of Old Books. Image provded by [http://classroomclip... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
1: ...ble was hand written in Belgium, by Gerard Brils, for reading aloud in a monastery.]]
2: ...) is the art of decorative [[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as a ''hand''.
4: ...hy]]. Examples of ancient Roman [[graffiti]] are of interest to both calligraphers and palaeographers...
8: ...y. Although it uses Chinese words as its vehicle of expression, one does not have to know Chinese to ...
10: ...t art in [[East Asia]] and the most refined form of East Asian [[painting]]. - Jewellery (4234 bytes)
1: ...y can and has been made out of almost every kind of material.
5: ...d French "jouel" in around the [[13th century]]. Further tracing leads back to the Latin word "jocal...
7: ...|Christians]] wearing a [[crucifix]] in the form of jewellery, or, as is the case in many Western cul...
9: ...een made and worn by both sexes in almost every (if not every) human culture, on every inhabited cont...
14: ... is a jewellery [[timeline]] from the first uses of [[metal]] in [[history]] to the [[Renaissance]]. - Computer painting (690 bytes)
1: ...he personal computer, reinvented different forms of artistic expression.
3: ...te [[computer graphics]] there are a huge number of programs
4: from commercial and noncommercial sources:
10: ...''[[How to draw a diagram with Microsoft Word]]'' for a tutorial. - Weaving (6924 bytes)
1: ...oth]]. This cloth can be plain (in one color or a simple pattern), or it can be woven in decorative or art...
3: ...l of their fabrics, regardless of the complexity of the design.
5: ... [[tie-dye]]d before weaving is called [[ikat]]. Fabric decorated using a wax resist method is calle...
9: ...s rise to many possible weave structures from the simplest plain weave, through [[twill]]s and [[satin]]s ...
11: ...in areas, rather than in the weave structure itself. - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...tes in the 17th century were significant numbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Western Europe.
3: ...r a floor covering that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
5: [[Image:Carpet.png|350px|thumb|Contemporary Afghan Rug]]
8: ...ge:Swatches of carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]]
10: ...ave]], and [[tapestry weave]]. Types of European flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[damask... - Woodworking (12397 bytes)
1: [[Image:Woodcarvings of cranes.jpg|right|thumb|Artists can use woodworkin...
2: '''Woodworking''' is the process of building, making or carving something using [[woo...
7: ... the development of increasingly greater degrees of skill in working these materials.
9: ...m a sanctuary at the source of the [[Seine]] in [[France]].
11: ...eserved in tombs. The metal used by the Egyptians for woodworking tools was probably bronze or even c... - Greek language (35285 bytes)
1: {{language|name=Greek|nativename=<i><font lang="el">Ελληνι...
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3: ...[Republic of Macedonia|Former Yugloslav Republic of Macedonia]], central and south [[Bulgaria]], [[Tu...
6: |family=[[Indo-European]]<br>
13: ...f some 3,000 years. It is symbolically divided in four historical periods: - Marco Polo (6716 bytes)
1: ...rs before returning to [[Venice, Italy|Venice]]. After his return, in a sea battle between Venice and...
3: ==The first voyage==
5: ...e, to inform the [[Mongols]] about their way of life.
7: ...ds that would help ascertain the truth. The city of Korčula still maintains an old house in whic...
11: ...mage:polo-khan.png|thumb|Marco Polo at the court of Kublai Khan]] - Clavichord (3295 bytes)
3: ...nge), the last instruments built were up to seven feet long with a six octave range.
5: ...s ''[[bebung]]'', and can be used to give a form of [[vibrato]].
7: ...lt ''unfretted'', with a separate pair of strings for each key.
9: ...n repertoire were in fact more accurately written for the pedal clavichord.
11: ...rl Philipp Emmanuel Bach]] was a great proponent of the instrument. - Map (10223 bytes)
3: ... a three-dimensional space. The science and art of '''map-making''' is [[cartography]].
7: ...h-central [[Anatolia]] (now [[Turkey]]); it dates from about [[6200 BC]].
9: ...over the last twenty years, notably in the works of J.B. Harley, Mark Monmonier and Denis Wood.
11: ...aragraph story by [[Jorge Luis Borges]] and [[Adolfo Bioy Casares]], generally known in [[English lan...
13: ...vilian government agency internationally renowned for its comprehensively detailed work). - Legume (2428 bytes)
1: ...Soybeanvarieties.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Varieties of soybean seeds, a popular legume]]
2: [[Image:Legume.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A flowering legume]]
4: ...r the plant itself, or to the edible fruit (or useful part). Thus, "legume" can be:
6: ...the common name for plant species in the Family [[Fabaceae]] (or Leguminosae);
7: ... the name of a type of [[fruit]], characteristic of legumous plants. To wit: - Society (6217 bytes)
1: {{Social Infobox/Human}}
2: ...ety''' is a group of human beings distinguishable from other groups by mutual interests, characterist...
4: == Definitions ==
6: ... people living together in an ordered community.{{fn|1}}
8: ...ity|entities]]. A ''society'' is also sometimes defined as an interdependent [[community]]. - Flute (11293 bytes)
1: ...ys the flute is sometimes called a [[flutist]] or flautist.
2: [[Image:Flute2.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Flute Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart....
3: ...attack are flexible, allowing a very high degree of instantaneous expressive control.
5: ==Categories of flutes==
6: from : www.flute.com.cn[http://www.flute.com.cn] - Recorder (12954 bytes)
1: ...nctioning of the ancestors of the recorder, early folk [[whistle]]s.
3: ...three concertos for the "flautino", an instrument first thought to be the [[piccolo]]. It is now gene...
5: ...ubsequent to its rediscovery (notwithstanding the fact that recorders continued to be made and played...
7: ... entire album of recorder music in which he himself plays recorders.
9: ... the most common solo instruments in the recorder family. - Saxophone (14311 bytes)
1: ...in different registers. This baritone saxophone, for example, can play lower notes than a tenor saxo...
3: ...trument of the [[woodwind]] family, usually made of [[brass]] and played with a single-reed mouthpiec...
7: ...nds--this despite his great friendship with the influential Parisian composer [[Berlioz]].
9: ...n why he chose to name the instrument the "voice of Sax."
11: ... modifications were introduced by a number of manufacturers. - Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
3: ...e]] sect of [[Zen]] [[Buddhism]] in the practice of [[Suizen]] (blowing meditation).
7: ...p both "shakuhachi means" and "shaku-hachi means" for Google -->
8: ....8 foot", from its size. It is a simple compound of two japanese words:
10: ...to 30.3 [[centimeters]] (ca. 0.994 of the English foot) and subdivided in ten (not twelve).
12: ... number "eight", but here means eight tenths of a foot.
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