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Agatha Christie Agatha Christie
A GATHAC HRISTIE Born: September 15, 1890 Torquay, England Died: January 12, 1976 Wallingford, England English author and playwright Agatha Christie was the best-selling mystery writer of all time. She wrote ninety-three books and... Read more
Torbay Torbay
Torbay city (1991 pop. 54,430) and district, Devon, SW England. The district comprises the former municipal borough of Torquay and the urban districts of Paignton and Brixham. On Tor Bay is a noted tourist resort area, known as the "English Riviera." William of Orange landed at nearby Brixham... Read more
Dame Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Christie 1890-1976, English detective story writer, b. Torquay, Devon, as Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller. Christie's second husband was the archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan , and she gained much material for her later novels during his excavations in the Middle East. An extraordinarily... Read more
Roman villas Roman villas
villas, Roman. ‘Villa’ is a Latin word for farm, which has been appropriated by antiquaries and archaeologists to denote Romano-British rural establishments which exhibit Roman-style architecture, however debased. In general this means buildings to a rectilinear plan, often involving... Read more
Borghese Villa Borghese Villa
Borghese Villa bōrgā´zā vēl´lä or Villa Umberto I , summer palace built by Scipione Cardinal Borghese outside the Porta del Popolo, Rome. Begun in 1605, the villa was transformed in the 18th cent. into a more elaborate edifice. In 1806 it yielded much of its... Read more
interior decoration interior decoration
interior decoration adornment of the interior of a building, public or domestic, comprising interior architecture, finishing, and furnishings. Asian and classical cultures used the decorative arts to create elaborate interiors, and they originated forms extensively copied in later times. In Europe... Read more
Belvedere Belvedere
Belvedere , court of the Vatican named after a villa built (1485-87) for Innocent VIII. The villa was decorated with frescoes by Pinturicchio and others; a chapel painted by Mantegna was demolished when the villa was made part of the Museo Pio-Clementino at the end of the 18th cent. The Belvedere... Read more
Alesso Baldovinetti Alesso Baldovinetti
Alesso Baldovinetti , c.1425-1499, Italian painter and decorative artist of the early Florentine Renaissance. He was probably trained in the workshops of Domenico Veneziano and Andrea del Castagno, whose influence is evident in his early works. These paintings include an altarpiece for the Medici... Read more
Frascati Frascati
Frascati , town (1991 pop. 20,123), in Latium, central Italy. Beautifully situated in the Alban Hills near the site of ancient Tusculum, it has been a popular summer resort since Roman times. It is famous for its white wine and its patrician villas, including the Villa Aldobrandini (1598-1603) and... Read more
villa villa
villa Although used to designate any country residence, especially in Italy and S France, the term villa particularly refers to a type of pleasure residence with extensive grounds favored by the Romans and richly developed in Italy in the Renaissance. The Roman villa of the empire is described in... Read more

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