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Brewer's: John Roberts

(A). An enormous tankard holding enough drink for any ordinary drinker to last through Saturday and Sunday. This measure was introduced into Wales in 1886 to compensate topers for the…

Brewer's: Robert of Brunne

that is, of Bourne, in Lincolnshire. His name was Robert Manning, author of an old English Chronicle, written in the reign of Edward III. It consists of two parts, the first of which is in…

Robert, Hubert

(Encyclopedia) Robert, HubertRobert, Hubertübârˈ rôbĕrˈ [key], 1733–1808, French painter and landscape architect. A follower of Piranesi and Pannini, Robert was known as a painter of idealized…

Coucy, Robert de

(Encyclopedia) Coucy, Robert deCoucy, Robert derōbĕrˈ də k&oomacr;sēˈ [key], d.1311, French architect, celebrated for his part in the building of Reims Cathedral, which he carried on as master of…

Dudley, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Dudley, Robert: see Leicester, Robert Dudley, earl of.

Carr, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Carr, Robert: see Somerset, Robert Carr, earl of.