18th-century introductions

means of transport, viable on land as well as on (or under) water

marching step

Fantastique is a French term for a literary and cinematic genre and mode that is characterized by the intrusion of supernatural elements into the realistic framework of a story, accompanied by uncertainty about their existence. The concept comes from the French literary and critical tradition, and is distinguished from the word "fantastic", which is associated with the broader term of fantasy in the English literary tradition. According to the literary theorist Tzvetan Todorov (Introduction à la littérature fantastique), the fantastique is distinguished from the marvellous by the hesitation it

Five form of tragedy and comedy

conspiracy theories about Freemasons

thumb|Toriyama Sekien's depiction of a dodomeki. A dodomeki (百々目鬼) is a Japanese yōkai that's depicted as a human woman who is cursed with having long arms covered with hundreds of bird eyes due to her habit of stealing money. It is also called the todomeki.

hybrid genre of expressive and symbolic ballet that emerged during the 18th century, aiming to free the conveyance of a story from dialogue, relying simply on quality of movement to communicate actions, motives, and emotions

methods for treating the surface of veneered furniture and string instruments

bedding accessory consisting of a flat and gathered or pleated piece of fabric, often matching the bedspread, attached to the rails or springs of a bed.Used to cover the bed frame and the bed legs. Also used for decoration.

bowed string instrument of the violin family