About 380 results for ‘Wood’
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Wood
Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers (which are strong in tension) embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, or it is defined more broadly to include the same type of tissue elsewhere such as in tree roots or in other plants such as shrubs. In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand up for themselves. It also mediates the transfer of water and nutrients to the leaves and other growing tissues. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood, or wood chips or fiber. The earth contains about one trillion tonnes of wood, which grows at a rate of 10 billion tonnes per year. As an abundant, carbon-neutral renewable resource, woody materials have been of intense interest as a source of renewable energy. In 1991, approximately 3.5 billion cubic meters of wood were harvested. Dominant uses were for furniture and building construction.
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LA PIETE FILIALE...LE COURAGE (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Charity (virtue)
- Child
- Chimney
- Dairy cattle
- Dog
- Drowning
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Ste.GENEVIEVE. (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bell tower
- Book
- Christian cross
- Sheep
- Shoe
- Sitting
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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3 VALS-LES-BAINS. - LA VOLANE. - LA PASSERELLE EN BOIS ET...
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bridge
- House
- Mountain
- Skyway
- Vals-les-Bains
- Watercourse
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EN AUVERGNE 16 - UNE PARTIE DE QUILLES
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
- Recreation
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- Portrayed subject:
- Game
- Hat
- House
- Man
- Mur-de-Barrez
- Town square
- …
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- Date:
- 20th century
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COLLECTION ARTISTIQUE / 1593 - SAINT-MARTIN VESUBIE (A.-M...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Fir
- Man
- Mountain
- Pilgrimage
- Prayer
- Saint-Martin-Vésubie
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- Date:
- 20th century
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1020 - VENCE (ALPES MARITIMES) - INTERIEUR DE L'EGLISE, S...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Baluster
- Book
- Lectern
- Molding (decorative)
- Seat
- Vault (architecture)
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- Date:
- 20th century
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244. COTE-D'AZUR - GRASSE - RUE DE LA FONTETTE
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Chest (furniture)
- Grasse
- House
- Man
- Street
- Street light
- …
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- Date:
- 20th century
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L'AVEYRON
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Aubin, Aveyron
- Bell tower
- Cart
- Tree
- Wood
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Homme endormi (titre donné)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bench (furniture)
- Clog (shoe)
- Hat
- Man
- Moustache
- Rodez
- …
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- Date:
- 20th century
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AURIOL - PLACE STE-BARBE
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Auriol, Bouches-du-Rhône
- Cart
- Delivery (commerce)
- Individual
- Mountain
- Town square
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- Date:
- 20th century
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409. CAP MARTIN - SOUS-BOIS
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Fence
- Landscape
- Littoral zone
- Pine
- Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
- Trail
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3. PONT DE LA CAGNE ET ROUTE DE NICE
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bridge
- Cagnes-sur-Mer
- Cap
- Cart
- Horse
- Horse tack
- …
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- Date:
- 20th century
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COLLECTION ARTISTIQUE / 1466. LUCERAM (A.-M.) - REMPART E...
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Barrel
- Cart
- Christian cross
- Château
- Equidae
- Folk costume
- …
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- Date:
- 20th century
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2071 MARSEILLE - L'ENTREE DU PORT ET LE FORT SAINT-JEAN
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Fortification
- Lighthouse
- Littoral zone
- Log cabin
- Marseille
- Port (disambiguation)
- …
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- Date:
- 20th century
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