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Memphis Group: Italian design of the 80ies,with colorful designs, postmodern and futuristc approach, incorporation of plastic laminate and abstract decoration |
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Eklektizysmus |
Als Eklektizismus (von griech. ἐκλεκτός, eklektos, „ausgewählt“) werden Techniken und Methoden bezeichnet, die sich unterschiedlicher Systeme (z. B. Stile, Disziplinen, Philosophien) bedienen und deren Elemente neu zusammensetzen. |
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Endorphins |
Endorphins are chemicals produced naturally by the nervous system to cope with pain or stress. They are often called "feel-good" chemicals because they can act as a pain reliever and happiness booster. The well-known "runner's high" that is felt after lengthy, vigorous exercise is due to an increase in endorphin levels. |
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Being excluded from a group, society |
Ostracism |
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Mass can be |
soldi, liquid or gas or plasma |
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Atoms are made of |
extremely tiny particles called protons, neutrons, and electrons. |
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atom: neutrons, protons and electrons |
Protons and neutrons are in the center of the atom, Electrons surround the nucleus. |
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Fluroite When you find it in a rock, all the little crystals will usually be in the shape of cubes. |
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copper Copper is a natural metal. It absorbs heat very easily which is why we sometimes use it to make pots and pans for cooking. |
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Pyrite “Pyrite” comes from the Greek words pyrites lithos, meaning “stone which strikes fire”. They discovered that when you hit pyrite with iron it would spark |
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Quartz is one of the most abundant minerals on the planet. Quartz is used in watches! A battery powers a microchip, which sends messages to a quartz crystal, causing it to vibrate 32,768 times a second. |
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calcite if you pour acid on it (vinegar) it creates bubbles |
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Sodalite was named for its high sodium content |
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Labradorite |
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Metamorphic Rocks |
Metamorphic rocks have been modified by heat, pressure, and chemical processes, usually while buried deep below Earth's surface. |
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Bauxitet is a rock composed mainly of aluminum-bearing minerals. Almost all of the aluminum that has ever been produced has been extracted from bauxite. |
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Sedimentary Rocks |
Sedimentary rocks are formed by the accumulation of sediments.(coal=animal/veg rests/debris, dolimtes, limestone, sandstone) |
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Lapis Lazuli metamorphic rock |
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marble metamorphic rock that is produced from the metamorphism of limestone or dolostone. |
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Amazonite a potassium-rich member of the feldspar mineral group. |
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Amethyst Amethyst is the purple color variety of quartz. |
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Emerald Is a type of "Beryl", a mineral found in igneous and metamorphic rocks in many parts of the world. |
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Diamond |
Naturally occurring mineral composed of carbon. Diamond is the hardest known natural substance.
Gem-quality diamonds are the most perfect diamonds, with minimal impurities and defects. |
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Hematite
Hematite is one of the most abundant minerals It is a common rock-forming mineral found in sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks Hematite is a red oxide of iron, like iron rust. The name hematite comes from the Greek word haima, or ema, meaning 'blood,' as it shows a blood red color when cut into thin slices |
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Malachite a green copper carbonate hydroxide mineral Some of the first malachite deposits to be exploited were located in Egypt and Israel. |
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Rubin (red) ruby and sapphire are both gems of the mineral corundum. |
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Softwoods |
Softwoods come from coniferous trees tend to be somewhat yellow or reddish. |
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vini friulani |
Bianco: Collio, Tocai, Ramandolo (dolce) fatto con uvaggi del Verduzzo, rosso:Refosco |
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a lack of self-control or the state of acting against one's better judgment. all-too-common experiences |
Akrasia |
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Solar system planets (9) |
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origin name "assassin" |
a secretive murder cult in the 11th century called the "Hashishin" meaning the "hashish eaters". |
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pantarei /Panta Rhei |
Change is the only constant in life - everything flows (Eraclithus) |
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Imari A bright and colorful type of Japanese porcelain |
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Ficus religiosa Or pipdo in hindi |
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Money plant Epiptemnum |
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Jasmine |
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Marigold |
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Beech tree Faggio |
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Platanus Plane trer |
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Oak |
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Tiaré or Tahitian gardenia |
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Rajnigandha or polianthes tuberosa |
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Liquorice |
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Saffron flower |
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Tamarind plant |
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Persian silk tree Albizia Seidenbaum |
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Kota stone near Rajastan |
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Cordia sebestena shrubby tree in the borage family, Boraginaceae, native to the American tropics. Has fruits that are edible. |
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Kassodbaum Cassod tree Cassia siamea |
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Firebush Amelia patens A perennial shrub in the coffee family Rubiaceae |
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Butterfly gardenia |
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Champa, frangipani or Plumeria In the family of the Apocynaceae |
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Croton |
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Indigo plant |
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Sorbo Mountain-ash of the family of Rosaceae |
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Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia(fabaceae) Medium sized hardwood decidious tree. Found in altitudes from sea level up to 1600 m The tree’s wood is good as firewood. Acacia Honey is extracted from it |
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Acacia |
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Common hawthorn Family of Rosaceae Biancospino |
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Japanische Ross Kastanie Japanese horse chestnut Aesculus Turbinata |
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Aralia elata Japanische Aralie Japanese Angelica tree Belongs to family of Araliaceae |
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Paperplant or fatsia japonica Glossy leaves |
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Illawarra flame tree Family of Malbaceae native to Australia |
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Catalpa ovata Trompetenbaum Native to China |
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Bocote or cordia Original from Mexico and South America Zebra like contrast |
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Jihad |
Religious duty of Muslims |
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Ghatam Music instrument from india. |
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Prugnolo selvatico Prunus spinosa Blackthorn The species can grow up at elevations up to 1600 m and prefers forest margins
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Maggio ciondolo Golden chain Golden rain |
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Weeping fig |
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Ligustro comune Privet |
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Elephant's foot or ponytail palm Beaucarnea recurvata From Mexico |
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Ragamala paintings
From medieval India They depict various modes of the Indian classical music, called ragas |
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Ottava (octave) |
Intervallo di 8 note posizionate in frequenza diversa nella scala musicale. Il la centrale ha una frequenza di 440 Hz, il la posto un'ottava sopra ha una frequenza di 880 Hz. |
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Sharp and flat in music |
Sharp = higher pitch by one seminote Flat =lower pitch by one seminote |
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Pino cembro Cirmolo Stone or swiss pine It has a protective function in decreasing soil erosion and avalanches. The seeds are edible. The timber is of high quality used for furniture and carvings |
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Faggio Beech Grows up to 800 Mt altitude |
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Olmo 1200 Mt altitude |
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Imperfection, incomplete and impermanent (change) |
Wabi-Sabi
Characteristics of the wabi-sabi aesthetic include asymmetry, roughness, simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy, and appreciation of the ingenuous integrity of natural objects and processes. It brings at snse of melancholy and spiritual longing |
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Ikebana h=art of arranging flowers Dates back to the 7th century |
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Lithography
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Painting from a stone. You need a grinded limestone, draw on it,set the design with a pencil on it, get a grease pencil (crayon), or point 4,l apply some French chalk powder on the stone, then stone prepared with nitric acid and gum (separates imaged areas from toehrs), then the image is washed off the stone. Apply the ink roller on the stone, Fan the stone and print it on paper.
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Conifers |
They are cone-bearing seed plants Typical examples include cedars, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauris, larches, pines, redwoods, spruces, and yews. |
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Larch tree larice |
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Juniper ginepro |
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spruce picea (pecci) |
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pino mugo mountain pine/ creeping pine |
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Ukiyo-e |
Genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers;flora and fauna; and erotica. The term ukiyo ("floating world") came to describe this hedonistic lifestyle *Hokusai, Utagawa Kuniyoshi |
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luna crescente/calante |
waxing and waning moon *waning (illuminated from the left) |
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Fornasetti: eclectic designer and artist of the XX century. He combined design objects and handmade illustrations. |
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An ancestral home is the place of origin of one's extended family, particularly the home owned and preserved by the same family for several generations. |
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pre mordern era |
The modern era includes the early period, called the early modern period, which lasted from c. 1500 to around c. 1800 (most often 1815). Particular facets of early modernity include: The Rise of the Ottoman Empire. The Reformation and Counter Reformation. |
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Art Deco |
in the decorative arts and architecture that originated in the 1920s, in western Europe and the United States during the 1930. Influenced by the bold geometric forms of Cubism and the Vienna Secession; the bright colors of Fauvism and of the Ballets Russes. *use of stainless steel. Crysler Building adn Empire State Building |
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Konvolut |
Sammelband, ein Bündel von Schriftstücken |
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Ahir embroidery work |
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Hydrangea/Hortensia´s pigmentation |
A soil relatively less acid (pH less than 7) will give to the plant a violet/blue color (presence of aluminum particles). An alkaline soil (more than 7 pH) will make the pink. |
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chipboard |
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Constructivism |
modern art movement of Russia in the 20th c. Started when the Bolsheviki came to the power (October Rev ´17). Form of avant-garde. *Support revolution, futurism, mass production and abolish traditional art, |
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Aestheticism |
emphasis of aesthetic values more than social-political theme. Supported by Oscar Wilde. Related to symbolism and decadence. |
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Bashkir |
Gruppo etnico della zona a sud degli Urali (ufa) che parlano una lingua della famiglia turca |
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Aragonite most common naturally occurring crystal forms of calcium carbonate, |
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Breccia Breccia is a rock composed of broken fragments of minerals or rock cemented together by a fine-grained matrix *stone made by cemented gravel |
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Alabaster mineral or rock that is soft, often used for carving |
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Egyptian faience Maiolica di Faenza material made from powdered quartz covered with a true vitreous coating, usually in a transparent blue or green isotropic glass |
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ceramic |
is a solid material comprising an inorganic compound of metal, non-metal or ionic and covalent bonds. Common examples are earthenware, porcelain, and brick. *made of clay and permanently hardened by heat. |
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Glaze |
layer or coating of a vitreous substance which has been fused to a ceramic body through firing. Glaze can serve to color, decorate or waterproof an item |
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Stoneware |
is a rather broad term for pottery or other ceramics fired at a relatively high temperature. |
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Porcelain |
ceramic material made by heating materials, generally including kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between 1,200 and 1,400 °C |
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Flint |
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Das Bauhaus |
moderne Schule für Kunst-Design und Architektur in Deutschland, entsteht 1919 in Weimar. Kunst und Handwerk sollen vereint werden. Schön ist, was funktioniert. Bauhaus öffnetdie Grenzen zwischen Handwerk, Technik, Kunst und Industrie . Ornamentale Verspieltheit, romantische Eindrücke, wie sie vor 1900 in Mode sind für Bauhaus verpönt. |
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Dada |
1916, im Cabaret Voltaire in Zürich. „Protest“ gegen die Gesellschaft und gegen die vorherigen Kunststile. Für die Dadaisten steht die Provokation im Vordergrund. |
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Expresisonismus |
Ausdruck ihrer eignen inneren Gefühle.Betrachter innerlichansprechen. Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gaugin und Edvard Munch,Erich HeckelEmil Nolde |
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Futurismus |
avantgardistische Kunstbewegung in Italien geboren. "Kunst“ soll dem tatsächlichen Leben entsprechen, anstatt die Vergangenheit widerzuspiegeln. Schönheitsideale in Geschwindigkeit und Dynamik, Tempo, Großstadt, der Verkehr, die Massengesellschaft und die Maschinen i |
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Impressionismus |
"reine Wahrnehmung" der Realität. Malweise aus Punkten und kleinen Strichen, sie versuchten das natürliche Licht in ihren Bilder wieder zugebe. Sie arbeiten im Freien oder im Atelier mit wechselnder Beleuchtung. |
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Jugendstil/„Art Nouveau“ |
1890-1910. Integration von Kunst im alltäglichen Leben. dekorative fließende Linienflorale Ornamentegeometrische Formen undVerwendung von symbolischen Gestalten |
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Sezession(Wiener und Berliener) |
Gruppierungen von modernen Künstlern, die sich explizit von den vorherrschenden Kunsttheorien und Kunstrichtungen abspalten |
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Konstruktivismus |
Der Künstler konstruiert ein Bild, wobei die Maßeinheiten, d.h. die Relationen der Elemente exakt vorgegeben sind (mit mathematische Exaktheit) Der propagandistische Konstruktivismus - RU Suprematismus von Kasimir Malewitsch- Kunst als geometrische Formbestimmung |
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Renaissance |
Renaissance löste in der Kunst die Gotik ab. Ende des 15. Jahrhunderts. *Die Fresken in der Sixtinischen Kapelle *klassische Idealen der Formen und Gestalt |
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Manierismus |
1520 bis 153. irreale Farbgebung, ein überlängtes Figurenideal und eine übersteigerte Raumkonstruktion. als Ausdruck der Angst und Zwiespältigkeit einer die mittelalterliche Glaubenswelt *Tintoretto |
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Barock |
Ende des 16. Jahrhunderts löste den Manierismus ab. Caravaggio bekannt durch Helldunkelsti. Dann die flämische Barockmalerei mit Rubensund Rembrandt *chiaroscuro |
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Rokoko |
1720-1770/8. Vorliebe für duftige Farben, Leichte, Aufgelöste, Zarte und Zierliche Formen.Themen wie Feste oder Schäferszenen/Pastorale, so daß die religiöse Malerei noch stärker als bereits im Barock zurückgedrängt wurde. |
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Sakura |
Cherry tree in Japanese |
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Maieutic method (mayootik) |
form of cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas and underlying presuppositions. Fare emerge sensazioni |
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Glycine Or wisteria from east Asia |
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Fasching/Fastnacht |
the word Fasching dates back to the 13th century and is derived from the Germanic word vaschanc or vaschang, in modern German: Fastenschank = the last serving of alcoholic beverages before Lent= Quaresima |
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l´ontano (famiglia delle Betullacea) die Erle alder |
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fior Bombo ( tipo di orchidea che cresce in montagna) bombo= tipo di insetto die Hummel-Ragwurz |
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Burnt-tip orchid Brand-Knabenkraut orchide bruciacchiata |
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Eucalyptus native to Australia and Tanzania the glands contain oil very high (90 mt.) |
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Waldkiefer pino silvestre Scot pine mainly found on poorer, sandy soils, rocky soils up to 35 mt high the fibres are used to make Vegetable flannel |
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glaucous |
of a light bluish-graycolor (grapes) |
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Louis Khan american architect. He was interested in european medieval walled castles in France, Scotland more than classicism and modernism. Hence he created a monumental and monolitic architecture. |
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the Chesterfield sofa |
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OSkar Schlemmer (1925) Bauhaus er interessiert sich für die Geometrie des Körpers, er sieht den Körper als Formen: Brust als Quadrat, Bauch als Kreis, Hals als Zylinder, Kugel der Gelenke und Knie, Achsel und Knöchel, Dreieck der Nase etc. |
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lestofante |
imbroglione ( personaggio losco) |
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Perseghina Zintronenstrauch Lemon beebrush |
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Studio 54 |
night club in NYC that sparkled a hedonistic disco in the late 70ies |
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highest note/pitch |
G10 which is not a note but a frequency. the widest vocal range ia 10 octave (from 0.79 Hz till 807 Hz) |
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Auguste Perret (died in the 50ies) French architect and a pioneer of the architectural use of reinforced concrete. This is a pi cof the Cathedral Notre-Dame du Raincy (20ies) near Paris |
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deer musk |
substance obtained from the caudal glands of the male musk deer. the caudal gland secretes a courtship pheromone. In mammals its secretions serve for identification. |
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pherormone |
a chemical that an animal produces which changes the behavior of another animal of the same species including sexual behaviors. |
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Sherazade |
Persian queen who is the storyteller in One Thousand and One Nights. The Persian king married a young girl every night. At the end of every night he would send his new wife to have her head chopped off.Sherazade stopped her story everynight before dawn. She was very literate. |
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Poltrona Proust di Alessandro mendini |
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Brionvega - C'è l'elettronica di consumo e l´arte del design dal 1960. |
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Flos leading company for italian lighting LED design 1962 in Meran |
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Italian leading design companies |
Zanotta, Cassina, Artemide, Flos, Moroso, Knoll Fratelli Castiglioni |
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DEsign italiano del Secondo Dopoguerra |
puntare alla ripresa-lusso: Piaggio/Vespa 1945, Fiat 600, la macchina da scrivere Lexicon 80 della Olivetti, sedia di Cassina, impianti stereo |
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Design italiano degli Anni Sessanta |
si avvicina al post-modernismo e all´avanguardia della Popart e il New Dada (estraniare gli oggetti comuni)- Castiglioni crea uno sgabello con una sella. |
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manjira |
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Mukhchang |
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How is alcohol made? |
To make alcohol, you need to put grains, fruits or vegetables through a process called fermentation. Wine and cider are made by fermenting fruit, while fermented cereals such as barley and rye form the basis of beer and spirits. |
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Fermentationa alcohol |
yeast or bacteria react with the sugars in food - the by-products are ethanol and carbon dioxid. A drink's alcohol content is affected by how long it's left to ferment. Fermentation is an anaerobic (lacking oxygen) process. |
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distillation of spirits |
Spirits also go through a process called distillation – where a proportion of the water is removed, leaving a stronger concentration of alcohol and flavour by the addition and subtraction of heat from the mixture.Basically the alcohol evaporates first. The vaporized alcohol is then cooled and condesned to form clear drops of distilled spirit. |
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Ageing of spirits |
Some spirits (whisky, rum and brandy) are aged means matured in wooden casks where they gradually develop a distinctiv etaste, aroma and colour. |
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brandy |
15th century, mainly Spanish and French wines were exported in bulk to England and Holland. - idea to distil the wine, transport it, and then add water before serving or selling it. Today, brandy is produced in many in Germany and Italy. |
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gin |
Gin is made from pure distilled spirits, normally from grain or molasses (sugar cane/reed), with a clean neutral flavour. It takes its flavour from botanicals - natural herbs and spices - and all gins include juniper. Gin originated in Holland in 1550. |
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Rum |
Caribbean when the inhabitants of Barbados took the leftovers from the sugar cane used for making sugar, molasses, and made alcohol from it.Most Rum is made from molasses - over 50 % sugar |
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Cognac |
Wine distiller-France’s Cognac and Armagnac, Portugal’s Aguardente, Bulgaria’s Rakya and Romania’s Vinars.While matured wine spirits are required to spend 6 or 12 months in oak casks, |
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Whisky |
Scotch Whisky & irish WHiskey, Malt whisk(e)y is made from malted barley only using traditional copper pot stills,whiskies must be matured for at least 3 years in wooden casks |
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wormwood/ assenzio grows in Europe and used for absinthe, a French liqueur that was a favorite of many 19th-century artists, including Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh.Wormwood’s most notable plant compound is thujone excite your brain by blocking gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) |
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Gelsenkirchener Barock Ironisch wuchtige – meist gebauchte und hochglänzend aus Edelholz – Schränke und Kommoden, wie sie in Deutschland in den 1930er-Jahren und noch einmal um ca. 1950 produziert wurden |
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Eastern Tree Forsythia |
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die japanische Zierquitte japanese quince il melo del giappone/cotogno del giappone / Cydonia (pianta primaverile) |
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Thuja - an evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress famil, native to southern Japan. der japanischer Lebensbaum |
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Woad/ Isatis Tinctoria grown in Britain as a source of blue dye, which was extracted from the leaves after they had been dried, powdered, and fermented. |
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Mahonie/oregon grapes Uva dell'oregon/maonia |
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Elleboro pianta allucinogena Helleborus Nieswurz |
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Rhododendron National flower of Nepal, edible Needs acid soil otherwise lacks iron |
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Agave/rajnigandha/poliathes tuberosa Used in perfumery Ornamental plant |
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Hyacinth Native to Mediterranean areas |
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Peacock flower, native from the tropics and subtropics |
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Junglw flame Ixora coccinea Native from indies and sri lanka |
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Wüstenrose Rose of desert Mock azalea Oleandro del madagascar |
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Cordia sebestena (bocote family) Native from the tropics |
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Onice Onyx Massa di Silicio |
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Leslie speaker
An amplifier and speaker used with Hammond Organ for the sound. The sound goes through a rotating horns that change the sound of the instrument |
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Carpino nero Die Hopfenbuche |
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Non ti scordar di me Vergissmeinnicht |
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Mahonia |
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Mirto |
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Ginestra (macchhia mediterranea) |
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Baobab
The baobab tree found in Africa can store 1,000 to 120,000 liters of water in its swollen trunk! |
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Tiglio
Linden |
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Taxus baccata Tossico |
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Forsizia |
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Arbovitae Tuhja |
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Camelia |
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Dalia |
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Peperomia |
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Pervinca |
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Coleus |
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Garofano |
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Fiordaliso |
