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(Encyclopedia)Dutch Wars, series of conflicts between the English and Dutch during the mid to late 17th cent. The wars had their roots in the Anglo-Dutch commercial rivalry, although the last of the three wars was ...Cloisters, the
(Encyclopedia)Cloisters, the, museum of medieval European art, in Fort Tryon Park, New York City, overlooking the Hudson River. A branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was opened to the public in May, 1938. ...Manning, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Manning, Robert: see Mannyng, Robert. ...Parsons, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Parsons, Robert: see Persons, Robert. ...Robert Grosseteste
(Encyclopedia)Robert Grosseteste: see Grosseteste, Robert. ...Robert, Hubert
(Encyclopedia)Robert, Hubert übârˈ rôbĕrˈ [key], 1733–1808, French painter and landscape architect. A follower of Piranesi and Pannini, Robert was known as a painter of idealized landscapes, fantastic ruins...Robert of Brunne
(Encyclopedia)Robert of Brunne: see Mannyng, Robert. ...Coucy, Robert de
(Encyclopedia)Coucy, Robert de rōbĕrˈ də ko͞osēˈ [key], d.1311, French architect, celebrated for his part in the building of Reims Cathedral, which he carried on as master of the works after the death of Hug...Dudley, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Dudley, Robert: see Leicester, Robert Dudley, earl of. ...Carr, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Carr, Robert: see Somerset, Robert Carr, earl of. ...Browse by Subject
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