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(Encyclopedia) ferry, vessel providing passage over a river, lake, or other body of water for passengers, vehicles, or freight; the term is also applied to the place where the crossing is made and,…Cartier-Bresson, Henri
(Encyclopedia) Cartier-Bresson, HenriCartier-Bresson, HenriäNrēˈ kärtēāˈ-brĕsôNˈ [key], 1908–2004, French photojournalist, b. Chanteloup, near Paris. Cartier-Bresson is renowned for his countless…luge
(Encyclopedia) lugelugel&oomacr;zh [key], a type of small sled on which one or two persons, lying face up, slide feet first down snowy hillsides or down steeply banked, curving, iced chutes…Monumenta Germaniae historica
(Encyclopedia) Monumenta Germaniae historicaMonumenta Germaniae historicamŏny&oomacr;mĕnˈtə jərmāˈnē-ē hĭstôrˈĭkə [key], comprehensive critical editions of the sources of medieval German history…Iquitos
(Encyclopedia) Iquitos Iquitos ēkēˈtōs [key], city, capital of Loreto dept., NE Peru, on the Amazon River…Artaud, Antonin
(Encyclopedia) Artaud, AntoninArtaud, AntoninäNtônăNˈ ärtōˈ [key], 1896–1948, French poet, actor, and director. During the 1920s and 30s he was associated with various experimental theater groups in…Bahía Blanca
(Encyclopedia) Bahía Blanca Bahía Blanca bäēˈä [key] Bahía Blanca…Lens, city, France
(Encyclopedia) LensLensläNs [key], city (1990 pop. 35,278), Pas-de-Calais dept., N France. During the 19th and 20th cent. it was one of the most important coal centers in N France, but its mines are…Richter, Sviatoslav
(Encyclopedia) Richter, SviatoslavRichter, Sviatoslavsvyäˈtōsläf [key]Richter, Sviatoslav rĭkhˈtər [key], 1915–97, Russian pianist, b. Ukraine. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Heinrich…Fry, Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Fry, Christopher, 1907–2005, English dramatist, b. Bristol as Christopher Fry Harris. Like his friend and mentor, T. S. Eliot, he was one of the few 20th-century dramatists to write…Trending
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