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Sumerian records mention many kinds of wood. One example is a type of wood named Halub wood. It is described as a kind of wood used to make beds, bedframes, furniture legs, chairs, foot-stools, baskets, containers, drinking vessels, and other prestigious goods. [2] Timber, a wood which would have been imported from Lebanon, was used for ...
Horn House (Decorah, Iowa) / 43.34417°N 91.82500°W / 43.34417; -91.82500. The Horn House is a historic residence located northwest of Decorah, Iowa, United States. The significance of this house is the unique architectural combination of the Italianate and Georgian styles found in Iowa. [2] The latter style is found in the symmetrical ...
A hornbook (horn-book) is a single-sided alphabet tablet, which served from medieval times as a primer for study, [1] and sometimes included vowel combinations, numerals or short verse. [2] The hornbook was in common use in England around 1450, [ 3 ] but may have originated more than a century earlier. [ 4 ]
Bone carving is creating art, tools, and other goods by carving animal bones, antlers, and horns. It can result in the ornamentation of a bone by engraving, painting or another technique, or the creation of a distinct formed object. Bone carving has been practiced by a variety of world cultures, sometimes as a cheaper, and recently a legal ...
The settle bed was a metamorphising piece of furniture, functioning as a seat during the day, and converting into a bed at night which first appeared in Ireland in the early 1600s. The hinged seat could be opened out onto the floor to create a bed. Settle beds were in regular use in Ireland into the 1950s, with some retained as beds for ...
Haus am Horn. / 50.97389°N 11.33944°E / 50.97389; 11.33944. The Haus am Horn is a domestic house in Weimar, Germany, designed by Georg Muche. It was built for the Bauhaus Werkschau (English: Work show) exhibition which ran from July to September 1923. It was the first building based on Bauhaus design principles, which revolutionized ...
Country house contents auctions have been held formally since at least the mid 18th century, when dedicated auction houses were founded. The main auctioneers coordinating these sales today are Sotheby's, Christie's and Bonhams, with other auctions conducted by Lawrence's. A high quality auction catalogue is also published, giving details and ...
Midler says she was named after Bette Davis — but the two-time Oscar winner didn’t approve. Midler, who's enjoyed a stellar career with three Emmys, a trio of Grammys, a pair of Tony Awards ...