(Encyclopedia) Melozzo da ForlìMelozzo da Forlìmālôtˈtsō dä fōrlēˈ [key], 1438–94, Umbrian painter. His extant works, though few, reveal him as a painter of power and individuality. He is especially…
(Encyclopedia) Jacobus da VaragineJacobus da Varaginejəkōˈbəs dä värăjˈĭnē [key], c.1230–1298, Italian hagiographer, b. Varazze (then Voraggio), near Savona; also known as Jacobus de Voragine. He…
DâAMOURS, Norman Edward, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass., October 14, 1937; attended parochial school in Holyoke, Mass., and high school in…
(Encyclopedia) Cunha, Euclides daCunha, Euclides daāˌ&oobreve;klēˈdĭsh dä k&oomacr;ˈnyə [key], 1866–1909, Brazilian writer. After his military service, Cunha became a civil engineer and a…
(Encyclopedia) Hinggan Ling, Da, or Great KhinganHinggan Ling, Da,both: hĭngˈgänˈ [key], mountain range, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, NE China, extending c.750 mi (1,210 km) from the Amur River…
(Encyclopedia) Volterra, Daniele daVolterra, Daniele dadänyāˈlā dä vōltĕrˈrä [key], 1509–66, Italian mannerist painter and sculptor. His family name was Ricciarelli, but he was known by the name of…
(Encyclopedia) Liberale da VeronaLiberale da Veronalēbāräˈlā dä vārôˈnä [key], b. c.1445, d. 1526 or 1529, Italian painter of the Veronese school, whose given name was Liberale de Jacopo della Biava…
(Encyclopedia) Desiderio da SettignanoDesiderio da Settignanodāzēdĕˈrēō dä sĕtˌtēnyäˈnō [key], c.1429–64, Florentine sculptor, a follower of Donatello. His exquisitely delicate marble carving is best…
(Encyclopedia) Bassas da IndiaBassas da Indiabäˌsäs də ēndyäˈ [key], uninhabited atoll, 0.1 sq mi (0.2 sq km), in the S Mozambique Channel, W Indian Ocean, about midway between Madagascar and…
(Encyclopedia) Tristan da CunhaTristan da Cunhatrĭsˈtăn də k&oomacr;ˈnə [key], group of volcanic islands in the S Atlantic, about midway between S Africa and S America, part of the British Saint…
