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Webster, Margaret
(Encyclopedia)Webster, Margaret, 1905–72, American actress, producer, and director, b. New York City; daughter of Ben Webster and Dame May Whitty. Webster made her formal acting debut in 1924. After working with ...Royal Ballet
(Encyclopedia)Royal Ballet, the principal British ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. It is noted for lavish dramatic productions, a superbly disciplined corps de ballet, and bril...Rameau, Jean Philippe
(Encyclopedia)Rameau, Jean Philippe zhäN fēlēpˈ rämōˈ [key], 1683–1764, French composer and theorist. He was organist at the cathedral in Clermont and at Notre Dame de Dijon. In the early part of his caree...tympanum
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Tympanum (west pediment, temple of Aphaia at Aegina) tympanum tĭmˈpənəm [key]. In architecture, the triangular space of a pediment, or low-pitched gable, above a portico, door, or window. ...Boulogne-sur-Mer
(Encyclopedia)Boulogne-sur-Mer bo͞olôˈnyə-sür-mĕrˈ [key], city, Pas-de-Calais dept., N France, in Picardy, on the English ...Abelard, Peter
(Encyclopedia)Abelard, Peter pyĕr äbālärˈ [key], 1079–1142, French philosopher and teacher, b. Le Pallet, near Nantes. A theological Platonist, Abelard emphasized Aristotle's dialectic method. His belief t...minority
(Encyclopedia)minority, in international law, population group with a characteristic culture and sense of identity occupying a subordinate political status. Religious minorities were known from ancient times, but e...Lacordaire, Jean Baptiste Henri
(Encyclopedia)Lacordaire, Jean Baptiste Henri zhäN bätēstˈ äNrēˈ läkôrdĕrˈ [key], 1802–61, French Roman Catholic preacher and liberal. Ordained in 1827, he came under the influence of Lamennais and col...Taylor, Elizabeth, Anglo-American film actress
(Encyclopedia)Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932–2011, Anglo-American film actress, b. London. Regarded as one of the world's most beautiful women, Taylor went from child star and typical teenager roles to a series of ladyl...Chartres
(Encyclopedia)Chartres shärˈtrə [key], capital of Eure-et-Loir dept., NW France, in Orléanais, on the E...Browse by Subject
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