JENKINS, Edgar Lanier (Ed), a Representative from Georgia; born in Young Harris, Towns County, Ga., January 4, 1933; graduated from Union County, Blairsville, Ga., 1949; A.A., Young Harris…
JENKINS, Edgar Lanier (Ed), a Representative from Georgia; born in Young Harris, Towns County, Ga., January 4, 1933; graduated from Union County, Blairsville, Ga., 1949; A.A., Young Harris…
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(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…
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(Encyclopedia) type, for printing, was invented in China (c.1040), using woodblocks. Related devices, such as seals and stamps for making impressions in clay, had been used in ancient times in…