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danse macabre

(Encyclopedia)danse macabre: see Death, Dance of. ...

Voragine, Jacobus de

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

Berrettini, Pietro

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

Bliss, Howard Sweetser

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

Siena

(Encyclopedia)Siena syĕˈnä [key], city (1991 pop. 56,956), capital of Siena prov., Tuscany, central Italy. Rich in art treasures and historic architecture, it is one of the most popular tourist centers in Italy....

dance of death

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

Khingan, Great

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

Schütz, Heinrich

(Encyclopedia)Schütz, Heinrich hīnˈrĭkh shüts [key], 1585–1672, German composer. A pupil of Giovanni Gabrieli, he later worked with Monteverdi. Often considered the greatest German composer of the 17th cent....

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...

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 occasionally cal...