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21Chinese ceramics — Ming covered red jar with dragon and sea design from the Jiajing reign Chinese ceramic ware shows a continuous development since the pre dynastic periods, and is one of the most significant forms of Chinese art. China is richly endowed with the… …
22pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …
23building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …
24Mexican ceramics — Woman selling pottery items at the Feria de Texcoco, Texcoco, Mexico State Ceramics and pottery in Mexico date back thousands of years before the Pre Columbian period, when ceramic arts and pottery crafts developed with the first advanced… …
25Maiolica — Istoriato decoration on a plate from Castel Durante, c.1550 1570 (Musée des Beaux Arts de Lille) Maiolica[1] is Italian tin glazed pottery dating from the Renaissance. It is decorated in bright colours on a white background, frequently depicting… …
26Iranian pottery — Pottery vessel, fourth millennium B.C. The Sialk collection of Tehran s National Museum of Iran …
27Ceramic art — Etruscan: Diomedes and Polyxena, from the Etruscan amphora of the Pontic group, ca. 540–530 BC. From Vulci …
28List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …
29Solar thermal energy — Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini, Greece …
30Tang Dynasty — For the band, see Tang Dynasty (band). Tang 唐 ← …
