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Master of the Housebook
(Encyclopedia)Master of the Housebook (Meister des Hausbuchs), fl. 1475–1500, German graphic artist. The master is named for a series of vigorous and sophisticated drawings of everyday life found in the Hausbuch ...Assumption of the Virgin
(Encyclopedia)Assumption of the Virgin: see Mary. ...Knights of the Sword
(Encyclopedia)Knights of the Sword: see Livonian Brothers of the Sword. ...Mountains of the Moon
(Encyclopedia)Mountains of the Moon, Africa: see Ruwenzori. ...Annunciation of the Virgin
(Encyclopedia)Annunciation of the Virgin: see Mary. ...anointing of the sick
(Encyclopedia)anointing of the sick, sacrament of the Orthodox Eastern Church and the Roman Catholic Church, formerly known as extreme unction. In it a sick or dying person is anointed on eyes, ears, nostrils, lips...hardening of the arteries
(Encyclopedia)hardening of the arteries: see arteriosclerosis. ...freedom of the press
(Encyclopedia)freedom of the press: see press, freedom of the. ...freedom of the seas
(Encyclopedia)freedom of the seas: see seas, freedom of the. ...Americas, University of the
(Encyclopedia)Americas, University of the, at Cholula, Puebla, Mexico; founded 1940 as Mexico City College. The school achieved university status in 1963. It has faculties of administration, basic sciences, enginee...Browse by Subject
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