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Antiquity
18. Antiquity See also 190. GREECE and GREEKS ; 207. HISTORY . antediluvian a person who lived before the Flood. Read more |
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antique
antique The term has been used collectively to designate classical Greek and Roman works of art, particularly sculptures; as an adjective to indicate an object, a period, or a style of ancient or early times; and as a noun, for objects of art, furniture, rugs, pottery, metalwork, costumes,... Read more |
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antique collecting
antique collecting the assembling of items of aesthetic, historical, and often monetary value from earlier eras. The term antique initially referred only to the preclassical and classical cultures of the ancient world. It is now applied to old artifacts of all cultures. Legally and traditionally,... Read more |
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Joseph Bingham
Joseph Bingham 1668-1723, English theologian. He is known for his learned work on Christian antiquities (10 vol., 1708-22).... Read more |
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Antiques
Andre Pierre 1915– Artist At a Glance… Sources Andre Pierre is one of Haiti Read more |
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staircase
staircase. 1. Structure enclosing a stair, also called the staircase-shell, or well. 2. Stair with balustrade. 3. Whole stair with supporting framework, balusters, etc.Grand staircases with architectural pretensions are of considerable antiquity and were known in ancient Crete and Mesopotamia. In... Read more |
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Antiquities Act
Antiquities act of 1906 Robert H. McLaughlin Signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt, the Antiquities Act of 1906 (P.L. 59-209, 34 Stat. 225) became the first major federal legislation to govern archaeology in the United States. The act prohibits the removal of antiquities from federal lands... Read more |
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Pirro Ligorio
Ligorio, Pirro (c.1513–1583). Italian architect, archaeologist, librarian, and painter, he settled in Rome in 1534 after which he explored and recorded antiquities and remains, and began to collect material for his huge encylopedias of Classical artefacts. He brought out a volume on Roman... Read more |
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Giovanni Battista Belzoni
Giovanni Battista Belzoni , 1778-1823, Italian adventurer and antiquities dealer. He lived (1803-12) in England and there invented a hydraulic machine, which he attempted to introduce into Egypt in 1815. He subsequently became involved in securing Egyptian antiquities in order to sell them to... Read more |
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Sir William Dugdale
Sir William Dugdale 1605-86, English antiquarian. His chief works are Antiquities of Warwickshire (1656), The Baronage of England (1675-76), and the greater part of Monasticon Anglicanum (3 vol., 1655-73). The Dugdale Society, founded in 1920, publishes historical manuscripts.... Read more |
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What's on tomorrow?
...Railway Preservation Society of Ireland: The Portrush Flyer steam train leaves Belfast Central Station at 10am.Antiques and Collectibiles Fair, St Mary Magdalene Church Hall, Donegall Pass, 1-4.30pm. Car boot sale in aid ofresident's comfort... |