Furniture Dictionary

"The furniture has been an important part of the home environment of man throughout history. Although its role has been primarily functional, has been enriched with other meanings of social and cultural aspects that make the furniture an essential element of cultural heritage. This includes thesaurus terminology referring to designations of furniture, their types, specific formal descriptors, as well as materials and processing techniques and decorating them."

"El mobiliario ha formado parte importante del entorno doméstico del hombre a lo largo de la historia. Aunque su papel ha sido fundamentalmente funcional, se ha ido enriqueciendo con otro tipo de significados de índole social y cultural que convierten al mobiliario en un elemento esencial del patrimonio cultural. Este tesauro recoge terminología referida a denominaciones de muebles, sus tipologías, descriptores formales específicos, así como a materiales y técnicas de elaboración y decoración de los mismos."