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Barnabe Barnes
Barnabe Barnes 1569?-1609, English poet. His major work is Parthenophil and Parthenophe (1593), a collection of sonnets, madrigals, elegies, and odes. He also wrote A Divine Century of Spiritual Sonnets (1595) and The Devil's Charter (1607), a tragedy on the life of Pope Alexander VI. ... Read more
Eustache Le Sueur
Eustache Le Sueur , 1616-55, French painter. He was a disciple of Vouet and a founding member of the Académie royale (1648). In his short life he painted many decorative works for apartments in the Louvre and for churches and convents. His work was greatly influenced by that of Poussin, whom ... Read more
Adrian VI
Adrian VI 1459-1523, pope (1522-23), a Netherlander (b. Utrecht) named Adrian Florensz; successor of Leo X. He taught at Louvain and was tutor of the young prince, later Holy Roman Emperor Charles V . This was a time when Roman life was extravagant, papal expenditures on worldly objects were lavis... Read more
Il Sodoma
Il Sodoma , c.1477-1549, Sienese painter, whose real name was Giovanni Antonio Bazzi. Born in Vercelli, Piedmont, he went to Rome c.1508. Commissioned by Pope Julius II, he painted frescoes in the Camera della Segnatura in the Vatican. Raphael's frescoes afterward replaced most of his work there. Fo... Read more
Longinus
Longinus , fl. 1st cent.? AD, Greek literary critic; writer of the famous treatise On the Sublime. Nothing is known of his life, and for a long time his work was attributed to Cassius Longinus. On the Sublime is one of the momuments of literary criticism. The work is the sole source for Sappho's... Read more
Sir William Orpen
Sir William Orpen 1878-1931, British portrait and genre painter, b. Ireland. He is best known for his scenes of Irish daily life, his paintings and sketches of life at the front in World War I, and his portraits. His paintings Myself and Venus (Carnegie Inst., Pittsburgh) and Leading the Life in... Read more
Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton 1646?-1720, French author of Scottish descent, b. Ireland. He spent much time in France, where he became a master of the French language. He fought in the Dutch Wars for Louis XIV and commanded an Irish regiment for James II in 1687. His most celebrated work is the Mémoires... Read more
Baldassare Castiglione, Conte
Baldassare Castiglione, Conte , 1478-1529, Italian soldier, author, and statesman attached to the court of the duke of Milan and later in the service of the duke of Urbino. His famous Libro del cortegiano (1528, tr. The Courtier, 1561), a treatise on etiquette, social problems, and intellectual ... Read more
Domenico Ghirlandaio
Domenico Ghirlandaio , 1449-94, Florentine painter, whose family name was Bigordi. He may have studied painting and mosaics under Alesso Baldovinetti. Ghirlandaio was an excellent technician. Keenly observant of the contemporary scene, he depicted many prominent Florentine personalities within his r... Read more
letters
letters in literature, written messages, ranging from those addressed to the public and those sent from lover to lover, to business letters and thank-you notes. The common quality they share is a lively style, echoing the personality of the sender yet aimed at the mind and heart of the receiver. Th... Read more

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Ivan Gundulić
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , or Giovanni Gondola , 1588-1638, Croatian poet. Born in Ragusa (Dubrovnik) of an aristocratic Dalmatian family, he became chief magistrate of Ragusa. In his early work he imitated Italian models. His greatest work, the epic poem Osman (1626), concerning the Polish wars against the Turks, reveals Read more
Gurkha
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , ethnic group of Nepal and neighboring areas. They claim descent from the Rajputs of N India and entered Nepal from the west after being driven from India. They conquered (early 16th cent.) the small Nepalese state of Gurkha (or Gorkha) and henceforth called themselves Gurkhas. They expanded Read more
Gustavus VI
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition (Gustaf Adolf), 1882-1973, king of Sweden (1950-73), son and successor of Gustavus V. After the death (1920) of his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught, he married (1923) Lady Louise Mountbatten (d. 1965). He participated in archaeological expeditions in Sweden, Greece, and China, and Read more
Guwahati
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition or Gauhati , city (1991 pop. 584,342), Assam state, NE India, on the Brahmaputra River. It is a railroad hub and a shipping point for tea, rice, jute, and cotton. The town has an oil refinery and is the site of Guwahati Univ. and Earle Law School. Guwahati is identified with Pragjyoshapura, the Read more
Gwangju
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition or Kwangju , city (1995 pop. 1,257,504), capital of South Jeolla (Cholla) prov. but administratively an independent metropolitan city, SW South Korea, in the Yeongsan (Yongsan) River lowland. A regional agricultural and commercial center built on the site of an ancient market, Gwangju has rice Read more
Gyeonggi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition or Kyonggi , province (1995 pop. 7,649,914), NW South Korea. Suwon is the capital. The province surrounds Seoul and Incheon and has become part of their greater industrial region, producing ships, iron, steel, and plate-glass. Agriculture still plays a big part in the economy; rice, wheat, barley, Read more
Periodic Table of the Elements: Germanium
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Periodic Table of the Elements: Germanium Atomic Number: 32 Atomic Symbol: Ge   Germanium Atomic Weight: 72.59 Electron Configuration: 2 · 8 · 18 · 4 Read more
Jaakobah
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , in the Bible, prince of the family of Simeon. Read more
Jabal ad Duruz
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , mountain, c.5,900 ft (1,800 m), S Syria, highest point of the Druze Mts. Read more
Jaca
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , town (1990 pop. 10,874), Huesca prov., NE Spain, in Aragón, in the Pyrenees (alt. c.2,700 ft/820 m), near the French border on the Aragón River. A communications center and an episcopal see, it is a processing center for lumber and for the farm products of the fertile Aragón valley. After its Read more

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Varvara
Book article from: A Dictionary of First Names Varvara ♀ (Russian) From Greek Barbara ‘foreign woman’. See Barbara . Pet form Varya. Read more
Valentin
Book article from: A Dictionary of First Names Valentin ♂ (French) From Latin. See Valentine . Read more
Virginia
Book article from: A Dictionary of First Names Virginia ♀ (Italian) From Latin. Read more
Vigdis
Book article from: A Dictionary of First Names Vigdis ♀ (Scandinavian) Mainly Norwegian: from an Old Norse personal name from víg ‘war’ + dís ‘goddess’. Read more
Octavian
Book article from: A Dictionary of First Names Octavian ♂ Usual English form of the Latin name Octavianus , a derivative of Octavius . The first Roman emperor, now generally known by the imperial title Augustus , was born Gaius Octavius; when he was adopted by Julius Caesar he became Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. Another Octavianus was Read more
Olive
Book article from: A Dictionary of First Names Olive ♀ Originally a medieval given name, Oliff(e) , derived via French from the Late Latin name Oliva , which was borne by two obscure early saints. It in turn is derived from the Latin name for the olive tree, and was no doubt adopted at first because of the associations of the olive tree Read more
Oscar
Book article from: A Dictionary of First Names Oscar ♂ (Irish) From Gaelic. Read more
Olga
Book article from: A Dictionary of First Names Olga ♀ (Russian) Feminine of Oleg . Read more
Bridger, Fort
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History BRIDGER, FORT BRIDGER, FORT, on Black's Fork, Uinta County, Wyoming, was a frontier trading post and later a U.S. Army fort. In 1843, James Bridger and his partner, Louis Vasquez, built it and operated it for a number of years. Bridger's post gained its greatest fame as a way station and supply Read more
Bridges
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History BRIDGES BRIDGES. Bridges have been essential to America's growth, and countless types were devised to carry highways, railroads, and even canals. Location, materials, cost, traffic, and the ingenuity and creativity of bridge engineers all have influenced the evolution of American bridge technology. Read more

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hatch
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus hatch • verb   1. the duck hatched her eggs synonyms : incubate, brood.   2. the plot that you hatched up last night synonyms : devise, conceive, concoct, brew, invent, plan, design, formulate; think up, dream up; informal cook up. Read more
heavy-handed
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus heavy-handed • adjective   1. they are heavy-handed with the equipment synonyms : clumsy, awkward, maladroit, unhandy, inept, unskillful; informal ham-handed, ham-fisted, all thumbs. antonym: dexterous.   2. heavy-handed policing synonyms : insensitive, oppressive, overbearing, Read more
homemade
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus homemade • adjective   1. homemade bread and jam synonyms : homestyle, homespun, simple, basic, plain; rustic, folksy; informal like Mom used to make.   2. a homemade bomb synonyms : handmade, makeshift, jerry-built, rudimentary; crude, rough, unsophisticated. Read more
hairdresser
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus hairdresser • noun  the hairdresser suggested adding highlights synonyms : hairstylist, stylist, coiffeur, coiffeuse; barber. Read more
holder
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus holder • noun   1. a knife holder synonyms : container, receptacle, case, casing, cover, covering, housing, sheath; stand, rest, rack.   2. are you the holder of a major credit card? synonyms : bearer, owner, possessor, keeper; custodian. Read more
harbor
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus harbor • noun   1. a picturesque harbor synonyms : port, dock, haven, marina; mooring, moorage, anchorage; waterfront.   2. a safe harbor for me synonyms : refuge, haven, safe haven, shelter, sanctuary, retreat, place of safety, port in a storm. • verb   1. he is Read more
hardship
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus hardship • noun  by age six, she was a refugee and no stranger to hardship synonyms : privation, deprivation, destitution, poverty, austerity, penury, want, need, neediness, impecuniousness; misfortune, distress, suffering, affliction, trouble, pain, misery, wretchedness, tribulation, Read more
habit
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus habit • noun   1. it was his habit to go for a run every morning synonyms : custom, practice, routine, wont, pattern, convention, way, norm, tradition, matter of course, rule, usage.   2. her many irritating habits synonyms : mannerism, way, quirk, foible, trick, trait, Read more
hysterics
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus hysterics • plural noun informal   1. a fit of hysterics synonyms : hysteria, wildness, feverishness, irrationality, frenzy, loss of control, delirium, derangement, mania.   2. the girls collapsed in hysterics synonyms : fits of laughter, gales of laughter, peals of laughter, Read more
half-baked
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus half-baked • adjective   1. half-baked theories synonyms : ill-conceived, hare-brained, cockamamie, ill-judged, impractical, unrealistic, unworkable, ridiculous, absurd; informal crazy, crackpot, cockeyed. antonym: sensible.   2. her half-baked nephew synonyms : foolish, stupid, Read more

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