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Old Bailey
Old Bailey. This is the popular name given to the Central Criminal Court in London, set up in 1834. It is the successor of the Old Bailey sessions of gaol delivery for Newgate prison and of oyer and terminer for the city of London and the county of Middlesex. The sheriffs of London were also... Read more |
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Old Master
Old Master. An imprecise but useful term employed as a blanket phrase to cover European artists (particularly painters) from the Renaissance up to about 1800; the term is applied also to their works, so an Old Master can be a picture as well as a person. Often the term carries an implication of... Read more |
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old in a number of names, or indicating an established and unchanging system.Old Bailey the Central Criminal Court in London, formerly standing in an ancient bailey of the London city wall. The present court was built in 1903–6 on the site of Newgate Prison.old boy network an informal system... Read more |
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Maurice Cullen
Cullen, Maurice (1866–1934). Canadian painter, whose work was influential in introducing Impressionism to his country. He was born in St John's, Newfoundland, brought up in Montreal, and originally trained as a sculptor. From 1889 to 1895 he lived in Paris and elsewhere in France, with trips... Read more |
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Old Believers
Old Believers ETHNONYMS: Beglopopovtsy, Beguny, Belokrinitsy, Bespopovtsy, Chasovennye, Diakonovtsy, Edinoverie, Feodoseevtsy, Filippovtsy, Onufrievtsy, Pomortsy, Popovtsy, Spasovtsy, Staroobriadtsy, Starovery, Stranniki Orientation Identification. The Old Believers include all those... Read more |
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Old America Stores Inc
Old America Stores, Inc. 811 North Collins FreewayHighway 75 NorthHowe, Texas 75459U.S.A.(903) 532-3000Fax: (903) 532-6708 Public Company Incorporated: 1980Employees: 1,800Sales: $134.6 million (1995)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQSICs: 5949Sewing, Needlework & Piece Goods; 5999 Miscellaneous... 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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Male
Malé , small island and town (1995 pop. 62,937) of Malé Atoll, capital of the Maldives, in the Indian Ocean. A ship anchorage, Malé is a center of interisland trade with diverse manufacturing. Points of interest include Sultan Park and the National Museum, the Islamic Center,... Read more |
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Old Hundredth
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Sharon Olds
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Fine Islamic and Persian Court Art Up for Sale Includes Century Year Old...
...world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques...sale of fine Islamic and Persian Court Art on 6...The sale includes the ... |