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Jenson, Nicolas
(Encyclopedia) Jenson or Janson, NicolasJenson or Janson, Nicolasboth: nēkôläˈ zhäNsôNˈ [key], d. c.1480, Venetian printer, b. France. Jenson studied printing with Gutenberg at Mainz for three years…Soyer, Alexis Benoît
(Encyclopedia) Soyer, Alexis BenoîtSoyer, Alexis Benoîtälĕksēˈ bənwäˈ swäyāˈ [key], 1809–58, French chef and writer on gastronomy and dietary reform. After the Revolution of 1830 he went to London…conceptual art
(Encyclopedia) conceptual art, art movement that began in the 1960s and stresses the artist's concept rather than the art object itself. Growing out of minimalism, conceptual art turned the artist's…Dover, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Dover. 1 City (2020 pop. 39,403), state capital, and seat of Kent co., central Del., on the St. Jones River; founded 1683 on orders of…Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen
(Encyclopedia) Brandes, Georg Morris CohenBrandes, Georg Morris Cohenbränˈ dəs [key], 1842–1927, Danish literary critic. His influence brought the wide currents of contemporary European thought to…Baryshnikov, Mikhail
(Encyclopedia) Baryshnikov, MikhailBaryshnikov, Mikhailmĭˈkhail bərĭˌshnĭkävˈ [key], 1948–, Russian-American dancer and choreographer, b. Riga, Latvia (then in the USSR). He studied in Riga and…saga, in Old Norse Literature
(Encyclopedia) saga, in Old Norse literature, especially Icelandic and Norwegian, narrative in prose or verse, centering on a legendary or historical figure or family. Sagas may be divided into sagas…St.Louis Cardinals 2001 Roster By Statistics
Batting (135 AB)AvgABRHHRRBISBAlbert Pujols*.329590112194371301J.D. Drew.32337580121277313Placido Polanco.3075648717333812Jim Edmonds.30450095152301105Fernando Vina.3036319519195617Miguel…Greenock
(Encyclopedia) Greenock Greenock grēnˈək, grĭnˈ–, grĕnˈ– [key], city, Inverclyde, W…Minnesota, University of
(Encyclopedia) Minnesota, University of, main campus at Minneapolis–St. Paul; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1851 and 1868, opened as a university 1869. Other campuses are…Trending
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