Historical Background of the Caste System The word "caste" was used by the Portuguese to describe Indian society in the 16th century. It derives from “casta" which loosely translates to “race ...

A major reason for this is the efficient design of our greenhouse structures. Most glass-based greenhouses have been designed using the ‘CASTA/Kassenbouw’ programme. We developed this programme ...

The terminologies and depictions that emerged from the casta system in the mid-17th century were reflections of the basic ...

Curator Ilona Katzew, an art historian at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts, notes in the catalogue that Spanish colonists commissioned casta paintings and sent them abroad, usually as gifts, to display ...