quarterdeck
The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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quarterdeck, that part of the upper deck of a ship which is
abaft the mainmast or, with powered ships, approximately abaft of where the mainmast would be. In medieval British warships, the religious shrine was set up at the break of the quarterdeck and was saluted by every man as he passed it by taking off his hat or cap. This led to the habit in British warships of saluting whenever the quarterdeck was entered, a tradition still observed in the Royal Navy.
In sailing ships it is the part of the ship from which it was commanded by the captain or
master, or by the officer of the
watch, as there was no
bridge in sailing ships. It was also traditionally the part of the ship where the captain used to walk, usually on the
starboard side, when he came on deck to take the air or oversee the conduct of the ship, and also from which the
navigator took his
sights when
fixing the vessel's position. It was the custom in most ships that only officers might use the quarterdeck,
ratings being allowed there only when detailed for specific duties.
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Padua's Splendid Array of Bronze
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 6/9/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...humanist scholar.Just as Bellano had completed Donatello's outstanding commissions, so in turn did his pupil, Andrea Briosco, known as ''il Riccio,'' bring the Roccabellona tomb to its conclusion after Bellano's death. Bellano an
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A [pounds sterling]150,000 gift that goes to the head; COLLECTING.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 12/8/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...5 million - Sotheby's European sculpture and works of art sale includes a Renaissance terracotta masterpiece, Andrea Briosco's Virgin and Child. But perhaps some of the oddest objects coming up for sale before Christmas are 14 paintings...
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ARTS GUIDE
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 6/15/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...century. The exhibition brings together bronze work by Donatello and such contemporaries as Bartolomeo Bellano, Andrea Briosco and Vittore Camelio. www.padovanet.it/padovacult/donatello-japanTokyo-Hara Museum, tel: (3) 3445...
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Beit that! Sale of bronzes copperfastens an Irish gem.(NEWS)
Magazine article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 12/8/2006; 700+ words
; ...the Golden Age collectors. The bronze figure of a gladiator by one of the leading sculptors of the Renaissance, Andrea del Briosco, called Riccio (1470-1532), sold for a record EU1,086,336. A contemporary of Michelangelo, Leonardo...
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Works from the meeting point of Gothic and Renaissance
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 10/4/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...the Passion for the Antique: Andrea Riccio and his Time," at...exhibition until Feb. 15.) Andrea Riccio was born in Trent in...Ambrogio di Cristoforo di Briosco, was an itinerant goldsmith...Curly") was the nickname Andrea acquired on account of his...
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Andrea Briosco
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Andrea Briosco , 1470?-1532, Italian architect and sculptor, known also as Andrea Riccio [curly-headed], b. Padua. As an architect, he created models for the church of Santa Giustina and for a chapel in Sant' Antonio in Padua. His...
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Andrea Riccio
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Andrea Riccio see Briosco, Andrea .
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Riccio, Il
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
Riccio, Il ( Andrea Briosco ) (1470–1532). Italian sculptor, born at Trento, and active in and around Padua; his nickname means ‘...
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