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monsters and imaginary beasts
(Encyclopedia) monsters and imaginary beasts. The mythologies and legends of ancient and modern cultures teem with an enormous variety of monsters and imaginary beasts. A great number of these are…national parks and monuments
(Encyclopedia) CE5 national parks and monuments. The National Park Service, a bureau of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, was established in 1916 to oversee the administration of 40 national parks…youth-and-old-age
(Encyclopedia) youth-and-old-age: see zinnia.Broadstairs and Saint Peter's
(Encyclopedia) Broadstairs and Saint Peter's, town, Kent, SE England. The town is in the region known as the Isle of Thanet. It is a residential area…building and loan association
(Encyclopedia) building and loan association: see savings and loan association.black-and-tan coonhound
(Encyclopedia) black-and-tan coonhound: see coonhound, black-and-tan.aerial and satellite photography
(Encyclopedia) aerial and satellite photography, technology and science of taking still or moving-picture photographs from a camera mounted on a balloon, airplane, satellite, rocket, or spacecraft.…Carolingian architecture and art
(Encyclopedia) Carolingian architecture and art, art forms and structures created by the Carolingians. Toward the beginning of the Carolingian Period, in the 8th cent., a gradual change appeared in…Byzantine art and architecture
(Encyclopedia) Byzantine art and architecture, works of art and structures works produced in the city of Byzantium after Constantine made it the capital of the Roman Empire (a.d. 330) and the work…Wallis and Futuna Islands
(Encyclopedia) Wallis and Futuna IslandsWallis and Futuna Islandswŏlˈĭs, f&oomacr;t&oomacr;ˈnä [key], officially Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French overseas territory (2015…