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Nazarenes
(Encyclopedia) NazarenesNazarenesnăzˈərēnz [key], group of German artists of the early 19th cent., who attempted to revive Christian art. In 1809, J. F. Overbeck and Franz Pforr formed an art…Oecolampadius, Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Oecolampadius, JohannesOecolampadius, Johannesyōhänˈəs ökōlämpäˈdē&oobreve;s, ĕkˌəlămpāˈdēəs [key], 1482–1531, German Protestant reformer, associate of Huldreich Zwingli in the…Herskovits, Melville Jean
(Encyclopedia) Herskovits, Melville JeanHerskovits, Melville Jeanhûrsˈkəvĭts [key], 1895–1963, American anthropologist, b. Bellefontaine, Ohio; educated at the Univ. of Chicago (Ph.B., 1920) and…Brüning, Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Brüning, HeinrichBrüning, Heinrichhīnˈrĭkh brünˈĭng [key], 1885–1970, German chancellor. Elected to the Reichstag in 1924, he was a leader of the Catholic Center party and a fiscal…Bayreuth
(Encyclopedia) Bayreuth Bayreuth bīroitˈ [key], city, capital of Upper Franconia, Bavaria, S Germany, on the Red…serial music
(Encyclopedia) serial music, the body of compositions whose fundamental syntactical reference is a particular ordering (called series or row) of the twelve pitch classes—C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G…Markova, Dame Alicia
(Encyclopedia) Markova, Dame AliciaMarkova, Dame Aliciamärkōˈvä [key], 1910–2004, English ballerina. Her original name was Lilian Alicia Marks. Markova joined Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1924 and,…Schubert, Franz Peter
(Encyclopedia) Schubert, Franz PeterSchubert, Franz Peterfränts pāˈtər sh&oomacr;ˈbərt [key], 1797–1828, Austrian composer, one of the most gifted musicians of the 19th cent. His symphonic works…Brewer's: Merveilleuse
(3 syl., French). The sword of Doolin of Mayence. It was so sharp that when placed edge downwards it would cut through a slab of wood without the use of force. (See Swords.) Also a term…Brewer's: Mesopotamia
The true “Mesopotamia” ring (London Review)- i.e. something high-sounding and pleasing, but wholly past comprehension. The allusion is to the story of an old woman who told her pastor that…Trending
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