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danse macabre
(Encyclopedia)danse macabre: see Death, Dance of. ...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. ...Montefeltro
(Encyclopedia)Montefeltro mōntāfĕlˈtrō [key], Italian noble family. Its members were noted patrons of art and traditionally opposed the papacy in the struggle between Guelphs and Ghibellines. The county of Mon...Vicenza
(Encyclopedia)Vicenza vēchānˈtsä [key], city (1991 pop. 107,454), capital of Vicenza prov., Venetia, NE Italy. It is an agricultural, commercial, and highly diversified industrial center. Manufactures include m...Solferino
(Encyclopedia)Solferino sōlfārēˈnō [key], village, Lombardy, N Italy, near Mantua. There, on June 24, 1859, the French and Sardinians fought a bloody battle with the Austrians (see Risorgimento). Although the ...Brescia
(Encyclopedia)Brescia brāˈshä [key], city, capital of Brescia prov., Lombardy, N Italy. It is a commerci...Browse by Subject
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