wiktionarypar adornAdorn may refer to Adorn Middle earth , a river of J. R. R. Tolkien s Middle earth legendarium Barnstar , a decorative piece in the shape of a five point star used to adorn the barn Fretwork , an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in low relief on a solid background, or cut out with a fretsaw, jigsaw or scrollsaw Instruct, See Resh Lakish Examples of his exegesis Others to Adorn 1938 , book by Oliver St. John Gogarty Purfling , a narrow decorative wooden sometimes abalone strip inlaid into the top and often bottom plates of stringed instruments To Adorn , song on Shape of Despair album , by the funeral doom metal band disambig ... more details
This picture was taken with a Toshiba PDR 2300 digital camera on May 8, 2004 in Willimantic, Connecticut . It s a picture of one of the frog atop thread spool sculptures that adorn the bridge at the eastern intersection of state routes 32 and 66, next to the thread mill. An artifact just to the left of the thread spool which was caused by a scratch on the lens was removed using the clone tool. Originally 1600x1200, it was rotated, cropped, scaled down, and saved at a quality of 0.85 using The Gimp . GFDL en migration relicense ... more details
unreferenced date April 2009 A quezqu metl is a Clothing garment to protect and adorn the traditional dress of the women in the Mexico Mexican Sierra Huasteca Image quezquemetl.jpg thumb 300ppx Quezqu metl from the potosin huasteca because of the colors it is made from two woven rectangles where the short edge is stitched to the long edge, giving the appearance of a V shape. Category Mexican culture clothing stub ... more details
Summary A set of ormolu clock with a figure of Minerva and candlesticks in the Empire style purchased in Paris in 1817 by the U.S. president James Monroe in order to adorn the White House that had been burned down by the English in 1814. Bronzier Pierre Philippe Thomire, clock movement by Louis Moinet. When this photo was taken in the early 1960s it was located in the Blue Room of the White House, now it is the Entrance Hall of the presidential residence Source National Archives and Records Administration Licensing PD USGov Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Svenbot priority true ... more details
Licensing PD self date February 2009 duplicate file info otheraddress Image 5056zc1.jpg othertext big Summary big The famous Wolf & Dessauer Department Store Santa and Reindeer light display adorn the side of the National City Center in downtown Fort Wayne. The lighting of the Santa is among many activities that kick off Holiday Fest each November. big Licensing big Template PD self end duplicate file info template Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Fbot Orphan image ... more details
Image PUP Pylon.jpg thumb PUP Pylon The PUP Pylon originally stood for the true, the good and the beautiful. ref http www.pup.edu.ph profile logosymbols.asp PUP Logos and Symbols ref The Triad of pillars may also stand for wisdom , strength and beauty because there should be wisdom to contrive, strength to support and beauty to adorn any great or important undertaking. Since 1987, however, the Pylon came to symbolized truth , excellence and wisdom . References reflist PUP Category Polytechnic University of the Philippines ... more details
Non free use rationale Description This logo was taken from the school s own website. It is clearly copyright to the school, but fair use seems to indicate that it can be used in VERY LIMITED ways, e.g. the infobox for the school s own Wikipedia entry. Source www.sloughgrammar.berks.sch.uk Article Slough Grammar School Portion Low resolution Purpose To adorn the infobox on the above article and for no other purpose Replaceability Other information Non free fair use in Slough Grammar School ... more details
Tolkienchar image character image caption character name Freca character alias character race Man Middle earth Men Book s The Return of the King Portal Middle earth Freca is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien s fiction al universe of Middle earth . He appears in the Appendices of Return of the King as a Dunlendings Dunlending lord who challenged the King of Rohan . Freca was a Dunlending noble with Rohirric blood, who held lands at either side of the river Adorn Middle earth Adorn , the border of Rohan , and claimed to be a descendant of King Fr awine of Rohan, despite having very dark hair, the hereditary hair colour of the Dunlendings. He planned to let his son, Wulf Middle earth Wulf , marry the daughter of the King of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand . Freca marched to Edoras with a great force of Men, planning to threaten the King to comply with his demands, but Helm Hammerhand smote him with his fist and killed him. ref ME ref RotK Appendix A ref References Reflist Lotr Category Fictional characters introduced in 1955 Category Fictional nobility Category Middle earth Men es Freca eu Freka fr Freca pl Freca ... more details
refimprove date February 2008 The Ripon Jewel was found close to Ripon Cathedral in 1976. It is a small gold round piece of jewellery, believed to date from the seventh century. Gem settings have been fashioned on the front with strips of gold, however the piece s central setting and inner arcs of inlay are missing. It has been suggested that the piece was made to adorn a relic casket, cross or other church fitting ordered by Saint Wilfrid . An picture of the jewel is available http www.riponcathedral.org.uk jewel.php here . Category Archaeological artefacts Category Archaeology of England Category Anglo Saxon art material stub ... more details
Endoeus or Endoios was an ancient Greek sculpture sculptor who worked at Athens in the middle of the 6th century BC. We are told that he made an image of Athena dedicated by Callias the contemporary of Pisistratus at Athens about 564 BC. An inscription bearing his name has been found at Athens, written in Ionic dialect . The tradition which made him a pupil of Daedalus is apparently misleading, since Daedalus had no connection with Ionic art. He was also known to have crafted an ivory Athena Alea , which was in the temple of that goddess in Tegea until it was taken by Augustus to Rome to adorn the Forum of Augustus . References 1911 Category 6th century BC births Category 6th century BC Greek sculptors Category Ancient Greek sculptors Category Ancient Athenian sculptors Category Immigrants to Archaic Athens Category Ionians ca Endeu nl Endoeus pt Endoeus ru ... more details
Image Jaguartemple.jpg thumb right Jaguar mask of N10 9 Lamanai Structure N10 9 is the formal designation given to a Mesoamerican pyramid stepped pyramid structure at the List of Maya sites Maya archaeological site of Lamanai , located in present day Belize . Also informally referred to as the Jaguar Temple , the structure is twelve feet shorter in exposed height than the High Temple, however a significant amount of this temple is under the ground, having been covered by dirt on its front side, and jungle roughage on its left side when facing the front of the temple . Angular blocky jaguar heads adorn the front in the same style as the other temples in this site see more pictures in Lamanai main article . External links http www.isourcecom.com maya cities chichenitza templeof.htm Further Information coord missing Category Maya architecture Category Buildings and structures in Mesoamerica mesoamerica stub ... more details
Nakashi art is an art form that is practised in Cheriyal of Warangal district in the state of Andhra Pradesh , India . They are basically scrolls of narratives from mythology and folklore. They are used in storytelling . History The art is believed to be brought to India by Mughal Emperors who brought Usta artists. Art form Nakashi art usually contain bright hues most primary colors with a predominance of red in the background. They are easy to relate to as the themes and stories are familiar drawn from the storehouse of ancient literary and folk traditions. Nakashi scrolls and dolls were originally used for story telling. These days, they are being used to adorn the walls in homes. Cheriyal scroll painting s are highly stylised version on this art. References http www.hinduonnet.com thehindu mp 2004 05 20 stories 2004052001190300.htm Narrative scrolls The Hindu http www.craftrevival.org CraftArt.asp?CountryCode INDIA&CraftCode 002951 History of Nakashi work Craftrevival.org india culture stub Category Culture of Andhra Pradesh ... more details
Cochise Hall is a dormitory at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona , United States . Image Cochise hall.jpg thumb Cochise hall from the North. Large Roman pillars adorn the front of the building. Fire escapes are highly visible from the courtyard of the edifice, and are frequently involved in practical jokes among residents. Cochise Hall is most famous for its inclusion in the 1984 blockbuster film Revenge of the Nerds . In the film, Cochise Hall was home to the freshmen, including the nerds, until the Alpha Beta house was burned down and the jocks kicked them out. References http www.imdb.com title tt0088000 locations Internet Movie Data Base http www.life.arizona.edu undergraduate has halldescripts cochise.asp University of Arizona Residence Life Category University of Arizona Category Films set in Arizona Category University and college dormitories in the United States US west university stub ... more details
unreferenced date October 2010 Image Kirtim.jpg right thumb 150px Kirti Mandir Kirti Mandir , or Temple of Fame , is the cenotaph of the Gaekwad Gaekwads , located in the city of Vadodara . It was built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III to perpetuate the glorious memory of his beloved ancestors. The sun, the moon and the earth in bronze with the undivided map of India adorn the sikhara of Kirti Mandir. It was built in 1936 as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III . Vadodara topics coord 22.3075 73.1911 type landmark region IN source enwiki display title Category Visitor attractions in Vadodara Category Baroda State Category Gaekwad dynasty Category Monuments and memorials in India Category Buildings and structures in Gujarat Vadodara geo stub India struct stub ... more details
Notre Dame des Vents is a chapel located in Port aux Fran ais , the capital settlement of the Kerguelen Islands , Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the south Indian Ocean . It was built during the 1950s and is made out of cement. Small rectangular stained glass adorn the base of the ceiling. Its proportions are based on the Golden Ratio . A few celebrations are held through the year. A statue of the Virgin and Child is located between the chapel and the Golfe du Morbihan Kerguelen . It is the Southernmost French Catholic place of worship. External links http ile.kerguelen.free.fr nddvmin.htm 16 Pictures of the chapel from a personal website in French coord 49 21 9 S 70 12 55 E type landmark region FR TF display title Category Kerguelen Islands FrenchSouthernTerritories stub RC church stub France church stub br Itron Varia an Avelio es Notre Dame des Vents fr Notre Dame des Vents ... more details
Orphan date December 2010 Hans Abel , a painter of Frankfurt Frankfort , who lived about 1494, is supposed to have painted some of the beautiful windows which adorn the Frankfurt Cathedral cathedral and several churches in that city. He also painted banners. References Bryan article Abel, Hans Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Abel, Hans ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Abel, Hans Category German painters Category Gothic painters Category 15th century German people Category Year of birth missing Category Year of death missing Category People from Frankfurt Germany painter stub ... more details
unreferenced date October 2010 The Iron Jaw is a traditional aerial Circus Acts circus act . Image Spelterini LeonaDare.JPG thumb 100px Newspaper advertisement for Leona Dare s ascents from Crystal Palace in London. The act consists of a performer raised into the air by a cable, trapeze or other similar apparatus, supported only by a bit horse bit clamped between her teeth. Depending on the apparatus the bit is attached to, the performer can alternately swing in circles around the ring below or spin wildly in place, controlling speed by alternately extending her arms and legs out or bringing them in close to her body to speed up known as the conservation of angular momentum principle . The act is frequently referred to as the Human Butterfly due to the removable wings which traditionally adorn the performer s costume. Notable Iron Jaw Performers Leona Dare Tiny Kline Category Circus skills theat stub ... more details
Konark Dance Festival is a dance festival held every year in December in backdrop of the Sun temple in Konark , Orissa in India . The exquisite Salamander or the dancing hall of this shrine is an architectural wonder. Every inch of its walls have been covered with fine artistic designs of the ancient times. Musicians playing drums, cymbals and other musical instruments adorn the sculptures in Odissi dance poses.Many celebrated dancers from all over the country perform at this venue. Since 1989, this festival has been organized in the state jointly by Orissa Tourism and Odissi Research Centre to promote the diverse Indian dance heritage as well as the popularity of Konark Temple and Orissa as a tourist destination. ref http www.orissadiary.com CurrentNews.asp?id 22768 ref References Reflist Category Dance festivals in India Category Festivals of Orissa Category Indian classical music Category Dance in India Category 1989 establishments festival stub ... more details
About design the viol consort Fretwork music group the stringed instrument manufacturing Luthier Image Hfr 007.jpg thumb Timber fretwork Image Ventilation grille.jpg thumb Fretwork for a ventilation or light grill Image Westgate fretwork.jpg thumb Gable end Fretwork Refimprove date April 2010 Fretwork is an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in low relief on a solid background, or cut out with a fretsaw , coping saw , jigsaw or scroll saw . Most fretwork patterns are geometric in design. The materials most commonly used are wood and metal . ref Citation last Olver first Elizabeth title Jewelry Making Techniques Book page 26 publisher North Light Books year 2001 url http books.google.com books?id tqruTvemolwC&pg PT8 isbn 9781581802108 postscript . ref Fretwork is used to adorn furniture and musical instrument s. The term is also used for tracery on glazed windows and doors. Fretwork is also used to adorn decorate architecture, where specific elements of decor are named according to their use. e.g. eave Bracket architecture bracket , gable fretwork, baluster fretwork. Fretwork patterns originally were ornamental designs used to decorate objects with a grid or a lattice. Designs have developed from the rectangular wave Greek fret to intricate intertwined patterns. A common misconception Citation needed date September 2010 is that fretwork is fretwork because it was done with a fretsaw. Actually the pattern is a fretwork whether or not it was cut out with a fretsaw. Computer numerical control CNC has brought about change in the method of timber fretwork manufacture. Lasers or router milling cutting implements can now fashion timber and various other materials into flat and even 3D decorative items. References Reflist External links Commons category Fretwork Decorative arts Woodworking Category Jewellery making Category Woodworking Category Fabrication metal es Greca eo Freto ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date January 2009 The origins of the Italy Italian family name Sostre is ultimately of Germany German provenance and is classified as being of habitation name origin. When family names are defined as habitation in origin they refer us to the residence or home of the progenitor or founder of the family. The name may indicate that the original bearer displayed a sign or engraving over the door of his residence or it may tell us that this person s residence was located in a particular town or village or indeed that it was located by some distinguishing geographical or topographical feature. The family name Sostre may be traced to the city of Soest, which is located north of M nster in the German state of Nordrhein Westfalen . Soest originally called Sosat , which was first mentioned in documents from the year 836, was an important member of the Hanseatic League , a federation of cities which dominated commerce in northern Europe during the Middle Ages. One of the earliest references to this name or to a variant is a record of one Johann de Sosat, who was noted in Stralsund in the year 1281. During the Renaissance German students went to Italy to study at the great universities there, while artists and artisans from both German and the Low Countries were recruited to adorn the public buildings. For several hundred years, much of what is northern Italy was part of the Austrian Empire, hence it is not surprising to encounter German surnames in Italy. Notable bearers of the surname or a variant include the early nineteenth century engraver Bartolomeo Soster, who dweled in Austria ruled region of Italy, and the naturalist Nerina Soster, who was born in Trento in 1903 During the Renaissance , German students went to Italy to study at the great universities there, while artists and artisans from both German and the low countries were recruited to adorn public buildings. For several hundred years, much of what is now northern Italy was pa ... more details
Orphan date April 2011 Aku Pema bo t w a gu pad ma Amdo Tibetan language Amdo Tibetan IPA bo ak panma is a Tibetan music Tibetan song, written by the Tibetan singer Palgon bo w dpal mgon , Amdo Tibetan language Amdo Tibetan IPA al on . It is mainly considered By whom date January 2010 to be calling for the Dalai Lama to return, but this is indirect. At no point during the song do the lyrics mention the Dalai Lama. The reference to the Dalai Lama is through a nickname Aku Pema, Tibetan language Tibetan for Uncle Lotus, which is a name for the Dalai Lama in Amdo Amdo, Tibet . The song won the best lyrics award at the 2003 Tibetan Music Awards. ref cite web url http www.musictibet.com awards 2003 title The first ever Tibetan music awards 2003 work Music Tibet accessdate 2008 05 26 ref Lyrics Uncle Pema br By Palgon original in Tibetan Oh Uncle Pema Oh mighty Eagle adorned with a conch white stripe If you soar up heavenwards, you adorn the azure sky, If you descend earthwards, you gladden the craggy mountains. And, your absence makes the craggy ledges bereft of any life Oh Uncle Pema Duck with the golden rosary If you fly out of the water, you adorn the meadows, If you swim in the water, you gladden the water s spirits And, your absence makes the lake bereft of life and spirit Oh Uncle Pema Oh handsome Youth, adorned with conch white teeth like a tiger If you go a way, you are a credit to your fellow townsfolk, and If you come this way, you are a star amongst your peers. And, your absence makes my heart bereft of love and meaning See also Tibet Dalai Lama Music of Tibet Amdo References reflist External links youtube id OZCJFenIzq4 title Video of Aku Pema http digitalcollections.sit.edu cgi viewcontent.cgi?article 1421&context isp collection Oh Uncle Pema The Role of Musical Agency in the Creation of a Modern Tibetan Identity Category Tibet fr Aku Pema nl Aku Pema ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Agawan Festival is an annual agricultural festival held in Sariaya , Quezon , Philippines every 15th May . The festival name, Agawan, is of recent development. It was the idea of Rev. Fr. Raul Enriquez, now the town s parish priest, president of its tourism council and the proponent of the town s quadricentennial celebration in 1999. The name describes the main feature of the fiesta procession. As the parade winds its way through the streets, people snatch the goodies and other produce hanging on the houses they pass by or on a pabitin , specially made for the parade. At the same time, people in the houses throw food, fruits and money into the parade. Before the parade, nearby residents decorate the outside of their homes. Colorful buntal hats are festooned all over the fa ade of houses. String beans are draped on windows to make curtains and banana trees are used to adorn fences. The primary, and most traditional, element in the decoration was the bagakay , or young bamboo branches from which junk food, fruits, candies and money were hung for people to snatch as they pass by. People say no matter how high the bagakays are, they would bow when the image of San Isidro Labrador passes by, allowing people to grab the goodies. Coord missing CALABARZON Category Festivals in the Philippines festival stub ... more details
otheruses Ky wa disambiguation Image Kyowa in Shiribeshi Subprefecture.gif thumb 250px The location of Kyowa in Shiribeshi Subprefecture. nihongo Ky wa Ky wa ch is a towns of Japan town located in Iwanai District, Hokkaid Iwanai District , Shiribeshi Subprefecture Shiribeshi , Hokkaid , Japan . Ky wa s main economic activity is farming, with watermelon, Japanese melon, and sweet corn as major crops. In line with the agricultural theme, the town s mascot is the kakashi, or scarecrow, images of which adorn features of the town including brickwork and light posts. As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 6,807 and a population density density of 23.05 persons per km . The total area is 304.96 km . External links http www.town.kyowa.hokkaido.jp Official website in Japanese coord 42 59 N 140 37 E region JP type city display title DEFAULTSORT Kyowa, Hokkaido Category Towns in Hokkaid Hokkaido geo stub ko io Kyowa ja ru uk zh yue zh ... more details
Delightes for Ladies is a book of recipes and household hints for women, written by Sir Hugh Plat perhaps best remembered for Floreas Paradise and published in London in 1602. Its full title is Delightes for ladies to adorn their persons, tables, closets, and distillatories with beauties, banquets, perfumes and waters . A successful book in its day, some of the recipes have survived to be in relatively common use even 400 years later, in particular the various mixed alcoholic beverages. Modern editions and references Delightes for Ladies has not been frequently reprinted. However, a few printings were made in the early 1900s by Crosby Lockwood & Son Ltd, a London publisher. These printings featured a new introduction. Delightes for Ladies was edited into A Collection of Medieval and Renaissance Cookbooks , a compendium compiled by Duke Cariadoc of the Bow and The Duchess Diana Alena, published in 1991. An essay on Delightes for Ladies by garden historian Malcolm Thick entitled A Close Look at the Composition of Sir Hugh Plat s Delightes for Ladies was published in The English Cookery Book Historical Essays ISBN 1 903018 36 6 Category Cookbooks Category Handbooks and manuals Category 1602 books ... more details
The Lioness of Gobedra is a representation of a crouching lion ess, about 3 meters long, carved in relief on a large rock outcropping. First described by German archeologists in 1913, this carving is located two kilometers west of Axum , Ethiopia . The reason for this isolated stone carving is unknown, but the subject of much speculation. A local story, according to Philip Briggs, is that Archangel Michael was attacked by a lion here, and he repelled the lion with such force it left an outline in the rock. Not far away is a quarry, where the stelae that adorn Axum is thought to have been carved from, containing and a partially carved example. ref Philip Briggs, Guide to Ethiopia , fifth edition Old Saybrook Globe Pequot Press, 2009 , p. 264 ref Notes references External links http perso.orange.fr nos.voyages ethiopie 13axum04.htm Photograph of the carving a very clear photograph of the Lioness of Gobedra http www.traveladventures.org continents africa gobedra lioness quarry.shtml Several photographs of the Lioness of Gobedra which is stated on the site as possibly dating to sometime B.C. and many details about the carving Category Ethiopian art Category Aksumite Empire coord 14 7 N 38 41 E display title type landmark region ET sculpture stub es Leona de Gobedra ru ... more details
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