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Voragine, Jacobus de

(Encyclopedia) Voragine, Jacobus de: see Jacobus da Varagine.

Bliss, Howard Sweetser

(Encyclopedia) Bliss, Howard Sweetser: see Bliss, Daniel.

Berrettini, Pietro

(Encyclopedia) Berrettini, Pietro: see Cortona, Pietro Berrettini da.

dance of death

(Encyclopedia) dance of death: see Death, Dance of.

Khingan, Great

(Encyclopedia) Khingan, Great, mountain range, China: see Hinggan Ling, Da.

Museums on Display

People have been collecting precious objects since at least the 3rd century B.C. That's when the Museum of Alexandria was open for business. Through the ages, members of royalty, universities and…

Cagliostro, Alessandro, Conte di

(Encyclopedia) Cagliostro, Alessandro, Conte diCagliostro, Alessandro, Conte diälĕs-sänˈdrō kōnˈtā dē kälyōˈstrō [key], 1743–95, Italian adventurer, magician, and alchemist, whose real name was…

Montefeltro

(Encyclopedia) MontefeltroMontefeltromōntāfĕlˈtrō [key], Italian noble family. Its members were noted patrons of art and traditionally opposed the papacy in the struggle between Guelphs and…

Art

Encyclopedia: Arts and Entertainment Forms of Art Art Movements Major Types of Painting Colors Value: Tints and Shades Complementary Colors Analogous Colors…

Roosevelt, river, Brazil

(Encyclopedia) Roosevelt, river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, NW Brazil. It was called the Rio da Dúvida [River of Doubt] until it was explored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1913. Renamed in his honor, it is…