Genus Cathartes, found in the Americas, sometimes as far north as New England. These buzzards…
The Byzantine circular panel is a 6th century design found in Hagia Sophia of the former imperial Ottoman…
An exedra is a semicircular recess set into a building's facade. The exedra at the Street of Tombs in…
The Byzantine interlacement band consists of wavy arcs and curves that have an angular bend. This design…
"There are scores of men in long gowns, with white, red, blue, or green turbans about their heads."…
An illustration of Mithradates VI on the face of a coin. Mithradates VI was king of Pontus in northern…
An illustration of a mother and two children sitting at a dinner table with a large turkey in front…
"Myrrh, is the name given to a gum resin which exudes from a shrub growing in Arabia and Abyssinia,…
Also known as Quercus cerris. A greenish-white tree with a dark gray bark. The flower produced is a…
The rebab is a string instrument originating in the Middle East. There are usually two or three strings.…
The rebab is a string instrument originating in the Middle East. There are usually two or three strings.…
"The great northeast tower of the sixth city. The stairs to the right date from the eighth city."—Webster,…
A large bird native to America, It was first brought to Europe when Hernando Cortez returned to Spain
"Meleagris gallipavo. Turkey. Upper tail-coverts chestnut, with paler or whitish tips; tail-feathers…
The entrance to the Turkish Department at the Great Exhibition of 1851 shows a fabric-draped ceiling…