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Gothic revival
(Encyclopedia)Gothic revival, term designating a return to the building styles of the Middle Ages. Although the Gothic revival was practiced throughout Europe, it attained its greatest importance in the United Stat...Liverpool
(Encyclopedia)Liverpool, city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 448,300), NW England, on the Mersey River near its mouth. It is one of Britain's largest cities. A large center for food processing (especially flou...à Becket, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)à Becket, Thomas: see Thomas à Becket, Saint. ...Kempis, Thomas à
(Encyclopedia)Kempis, Thomas à: see Thomas à Kempis. ...Becket, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Becket, Thomas: see Thomas à Becket, Saint. ...Rautavaara, Einojuhani
(Encyclopedia)Rautavaara, Einojuhani, 1928–2016, Finnish composer, b. Helsinki, studied Sibelius Academy, Helsinki (where he was later a professor of composition), and Juilliard. He is regarded as the finest Finn...Tait, Archibald Campbell
(Encyclopedia)Tait, Archibald Campbell, 1811–82, British churchman, archbishop of Canterbury, b. Edinburgh. He grew up a Presbyterian, but he early decided to enter the ministry of the Church of England. In 1834 ...De Keyser, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)De Keyser, Thomas: see Keyser, Thomas de. ...Egerton, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Egerton, Thomas: see Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron. ...Aquinas, Saint Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Aquinas, Saint Thomas: see Thomas Aquinas, Saint. ...Browse by Subject
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