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The initial content list follows that of Wikipedia:Manual of Style/France and French-related. The purpose of this supplementary manual is to create guidelines for editing articles in the English-language Wikipedia which relate to Hispanic cultures or the Spanish language to conform to a neutral encyclopedic style and to make things easy to read by following a consistent format.
Many of the words in the list are Latin cognates. Because Spanish is a Romance language (which means it evolved from Latin), many of its words are either inherited from Latin or derive from Latin words. Although English is a Germanic language, it, too, incorporates thousands of Latinate words that are related to words in Spanish. [3]
The initial core set of terms was derived from authority lists and the literature of art and architectural history; this core set was reviewed, approved and added to by an advisory team made up scholars from all relevant disciplines, including art and architectural historians, architects, librarians, visual resource curators, archivists, museum personnel, and specialists in thesaurus construction.
ortogra - spelling; oscilaciones - oscillations; oscurecerlos - smoking them; oscureciendo - darkening; oscuridad - darkness; o sea - that is; o sea más - or more; ostentación - glitz; otorga - grants; otorgado - awarded; pacifismo - pacifism; padecer - suffer; padrinazgo - godparenthood; paisaje - landscape; pajar - haystack; pájaros ...
Spanish Colonial 1520s – c. 1820s (New World, East Indies, other colonies) Cape Dutch 1652–1802 (Cape Colony, South Africa) Netherlands Indies 1609–1949 Old Indies 18th century-19th century; Indies Empire mid-18th century–late 19th century; New Indies late 19th century–20th century (mixed architecture)
A pillar boutant is a large chain or jamb of stone, made to support a wall, terrace, or vault. The word is French, and comes from the verb bouter, "to butt" or "abut". [4] Bracket (see also corbel) A weight-bearing member made of wood, stone, or metal that overhangs a wall. Bressummer
Spanish Chinese influence exclusive to Spanish East Indies was born when Spain invaded what's now the Philippines, in South East Asia. Pre-Spanish Philippine architecture was based on the native nipa hut, which corresponds to the tropical climate, stormy seasons, and earthquake prone environment of the archipelago. This native architecture was ...
Following is a list of architects from the country of Spain. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. A–M Vicente Acero (c.1675/1680–1739) Martín de Aldehuela (1729–1802) Martín de Andújar Cantos (born 1602) Juan Bautista Antonelli (1550–1616) Claudio de Arciniega (c ...