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(Encyclopedia)Carl XVI Gustaf: see Charles XVI Gustavus. ...Séquard, Charles Édouard Brown-
(Encyclopedia)Séquard, Charles Édouard Brown-: see Brown-Séquard, Charles Édouard. ...Golding, William
(Encyclopedia)Golding, William (Sir William Gerald Golding), 1911–93, English novelist, grad. Oxford (B.A. 1934). Praised for his highly imaginative and original writings, Golding was basically concerned with the...Cash, Johnny
(Encyclopedia)Cash, Johnny, 1932–2003, American singer and songwriter, b. Kingsland, Ark. Born to a farm family, he went to Memphis in 1955 and recorded such hits as “I Walk the Line” (1956) and “Ring of Fi...Baskerville, John
(Encyclopedia)Baskerville, John băsˈkərvĭlˌ [key], 1706–75, English designer of type and printer. He and Caslon were the two great type designers of the 18th cent. in England. He began his work as printer an...ornament, in architecture
(Encyclopedia)ornament, in architecture, decorative detail enhancing structures. Structural ornament, an integral part of the framework, includes the shaping and placement of the buttress, cornice, molding, ceiling...Dorset, Charles Sackville, 6th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Dorset, Charles Sackville, 6th earl of: see Sackville, Charles. ...Neville, Charles
(Encyclopedia)Neville, Charles: see Westmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl of. ...Brandon, Charles
(Encyclopedia)Brandon, Charles: see Suffolk, Charles Brandon, 1st duke of. ...Bernadotte, Jean Baptiste Jules
(Encyclopedia)Bernadotte, Jean Baptiste Jules: see Charles XIVNorway. ...Browse by Subject
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