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Brewer's: Cinque Cento
An epithet applied to art between 1500-1600; called in France Renaissance, and in England Elizabethan. It was the revival of the classical or antique, but is generally understood as a…Brewer's: Marino Faliero
The forty-ninth doge or chief magistrate of the republic of Venice, elected 1354. A patrician named Michel Steno, having behaved indecently to some of the women assembled at the great…Brewer's: Rococo Architecture
A debased style, which succeeded the revival of Italian architecture, and very prevalent in Germany. The ornamentation is without principle or taste, and may be designated ornamental…Brewer's: Wade's Boat
named Guingelot. Wade was a hero of mediaeval romance, whose adventures were a favourite theme in the sixteenth century. Mons. F. Michel has brought…International Minor League Hockey Scoring Leaders: 2000
GmGAPtsPMSteve Maltais, Chi8244469078Steve Larouche, Chi8231578852David Ling, KC82354883210Gilbert Dionne, Cin8134498388Jarrod Skalde, Utah7725547998Mark Beaufait, Orl7828497787Dave…Other Worldwide Champions
1999 Major UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) Road ResultsMenTour Down Under (AUS)Stuart O'Grady, AUSMediterranean Tour (FRA)Davide Rebellin, ITARuta del Sol (SPA)Javier Pascual Rodriguez,…Brewer's: Michael Angelo
The celebrated painter, born 1474, died 1563. The Michael-Angelo of battle-scenes. Michael-Angelo Cerquozzi, a native of Rome, famous for his battle-scenes and shipwrecks. (1600-1660.)…Brewer's: Mathurin
(St.). Patron saint of idiots and fools. A pun on his name. (See below.) The malady of St. Mathurin. Folly, stupidity. A French expression. Maturins, in French argot, means dice, and “…Brewer's: Moses' Horns
Exodus xxxiv. 30, “All the children of Israel saw Moses, and the skin of his face shone, ” translated in the Vulgate, “Cornuta esset facies sua.” Rays of light were called horns. Hence in…The 2002 Class of Inductees
Raymond Kurzweil, 1948–, KURZWEIL READING MACHINE. When entrepreneur Kurzweil introduced the Kurzweil Reading Machine in 1976, it was hailed as the most important advance in reading for the…Trending
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