gilt-bronze

  • 11Metallzeit: Kupfer, Bronze, Eisen —   Verblüfft oder sogar erschrocken mochte die vor 9 000 Jahren um ein Holzfeuer irgendwo im Vorderen Orient sitzende Menschengruppe gewesen sein, als man in der Asche kleine, metallisch glänzende Tropfen fand. Ein paar Stunden vorher hatten an… …

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  • 12aureate gilded gilt gold golden — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… …

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  • 13National Treasures of South Korea — The Buddha statue at Seokguram Grotto, the 24th Korean national treasure. Korean name Hangul …

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  • 14metalwork — metalworker, n. /met l werrk /, n. objects made of metal. [1840 50; METAL + WORK] * * * Useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals. The oldest technique is hammering. After с 2500 BC, casting was also used, molten metal being… …

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  • 15arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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  • 16Ormolu — Chinese porcelains mounted with Parisian gilt bronze ( ormolu ) in neoclassical taste, late 18th century (Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris) Ormolu /ˈɔrməluː/ (from French or moulu, signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th century English term… …

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  • 17interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… …

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  • 18Jacques Caffieri — (1678 1755) was a French sculptor, the most famous member of a family distinguished in works of sculpture, for the most part in bronze.The founder of this dynasty was Philippe Caffieri (1634 1716), a decorative sculptor, who, after serving Pope… …

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  • 19furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for …

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  • 20Victoria and Albert Museum — Coordinates: 51°29′48″N 0°10′19″W / 51.496667°N 0.171944°W / 51.496667; 0.171944 …

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