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Santa Fe Opera
(Encyclopedia) Santa Fe Opera, summer opera festival held outside Santa Fe, N. Mex., founded 1957. Featuring outstanding young singers and musicians, it presents a wide variety of operas from the…Klenze, Leo von
(Encyclopedia) Klenze, Leo vonKlenze, Leo vonlāˈō fən klĕnˈtsə [key], 1784–1864, German architect and landscape and portrait painter. He was court architect to Jérôme Bonaparte of Westphalia and to…Tiffany, Charles Lewis
(Encyclopedia) Tiffany, Charles LewisTiffany, Charles Lewistĭfˈənē [key], 1812–1902, American merchant, b. Killingly, Conn. He founded the famous jewelry firm of Tiffany and Company, New York City.…Hebrew University
(Encyclopedia) Hebrew University of Jerusalem, at Mt. Scopus, Givat Ram, Ein Karem, and Rehovot, Israel; coeducational. First proposed in 1882, formally opened 1925. It is the world's largest Jewish…Philby, Harry St. John Bridger
(Encyclopedia) Philby, Harry St. John Bridger, 1885–1960, British explorer, official, and author. He joined (1917) the British foreign service, was sent on a special mission to Arabia, and became the…Warner Brothers
(Encyclopedia) Warner Brothers, American movie studio executives and producers. Sons of poor E European Jewish immigrants, the brothers were Harry Morris (1881–1958), Albert (1884–1967), Samuel Louis…Gothic revival
(Encyclopedia) Gothic revival, term designating a return to the building styles of the Middle Ages. Although the Gothic revival was practiced throughout Europe, it attained its greatest importance in…About Harry Haikus
by Holly Hartman FROM THE FACTMONSTER: Monster gets the mail likes to read funny haiku write by Harry fans HAIKU ARCHIVES Harry Links The Harry Haiku ArchiveQuiz on Books 1 and 2Quiz on Book…Harry Potter Facts
/* /*]]>*/ Since its publication in 1997, Harry Potter has taken the world by storm. The beloved book series has been turned into movies and an amusement park. How well do you really know the…type
(Encyclopedia) type, for printing, was invented in China (c.1040), using woodblocks. Related devices, such as seals and stamps for making impressions in clay, had been used in ancient times in…Trending
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