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(Encyclopedia) hall, a communicating passageway or, in medieval buildings, the large main room. In the feudal castle of N Europe it was a single apartment, and in it lord and retainers lounged, ate,…Callot, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Callot, JacquesCallot, Jacqueszhäk kälōˈ [key], c.1592–1635, French etcher and engraver, b. Nancy. Callot was an influential innovator and a brilliant observer of his time. In 1612 he…Botero, Fernando
(Encyclopedia) Botero, Fernando, 1932–, Colombian figurative painter and sculptor, b. Medellín, one of the most celebrated contemporary Latin American artists. He attended his native city's…Tura, Cosmé
(Encyclopedia) Tura, Cosmé or CosimoTura, Cosmé or Cosimokōzmāˈ t&oomacr;ˈrä, kôˈzēmō [key], c.1430–1495, Italian Renaissance artist. He was a leading master of the school of Ferrara and court…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Note on Poems of 1820, by Mrs. Shelley
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: To the Mind of ManNote on Poems of 1820, by Mrs. Shelley We spent the latter part of the year 1819 in Florence, where Shelley passed several hours daily…Brewer's: Aldabella
or Aldabelle (in Orlando Furioso). Sister of Oliviero and Brandimarte, daughter of Monodantes, and wife of Orlando. Aldabella. A marchioness of Florence, who gave entertainment to the…Notable Speeches and Addresses by U.S. Women, 1849–present
Susan B. Anthony On Women's Right to Vote Monroe County, N.Y., 1873 Mary McLeod Bethune What Does American Democracy Mean to Me? New York, N.Y., Nov. 23, 1939 Barbara Bush Commencement…Brewer's: Flora's Dial
A dial formed by flowers which open or close at stated hours. I. Dial of flowers which open— (a) The first twelve hours. A.M. OPENS. 1. (Scandinavian Sowthistle closes.) 2. Yellow Goat's-…Brewer's: Fiasco
A failure, a mull. In Italy they cry Olà, olà, fiasco! to an unpopular singer. This word, common in France and Germany, is employed as the opposite of furore. The history of the word is as…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Marenghi
by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Woodman and the NightingaleSonnetMarenghi This fragment refers to an event told in Sismondi's "Histoire des Republiques Italiennes", which occurred during the…Trending
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