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donor. A term applied to a person who commissions and pays for a work of religious art and has his or her portrait incorporated in it as an act of devotion. By having themselves included in the picture, donors sought to associate themselves in a special way with the sacred figures portrayed there, either in thanks for favours received or in the hope of future protection and salvation. A famous example is Giotto's portrayal of Enrico Scrovegni in the Arena Chapel, Padua (c.1305); Scrovegni, who had the chapel built and decorated in expiation of his father's sins, is shown kneeling in front of the Virgin Mary and presenting her with a model of the building. In Netherlandish art of the 15th century, a favourite format for donor paintings, popularized by Rogier van der Weyden, was to show the Virgin and Child on one wing of a diptych and a portrait of the donor in prayer facing them on the other. None of Rogier's diptychs of this type survives intact, the two panels in all cases having been separated, with one sometimes lost, but a well-known intact example by Memlinc is the Nieuwenhove Diptych (1487, Memlingmuseum, Bruges).
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IAN CHILVERS. "donor." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "donor." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-donor.html IAN CHILVERS. "donor." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-donor.html |
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donor. A term applied to a person who commissions and pays for a work of religious art and has his or her portrait incorporated in it as an act of devotion. By having themselves included in the picture, donors sought to associate themselves in a special way with the sacred figures portrayed there, either in thanks for favours received or in the hope of future protection and salvation. A famous example is Giotto's portrayal of Enrico Scrovegni in the Arena Chapel, Padua (c.1305); Scrovegni, who had the chapel built and decorated in expiation of his father's sins, is shown kneeling in front of the Virgin Mary and presenting her with a model of the building. In Netherlandish art of the 15th century, a favourite format for donor paintings, popularized by Rogier van der Weyden, was to show the Virgin and Child on one wing of a diptych and a portrait of the donor in prayer facing them on the other. None of Rogier's diptychs of this type survives intact, the two panels in all cases having been separated, with one sometimes lost, but a well-known intact example by Memlinc is the Nieuwenhove Diptych (1487, Memlingmuseum, Bruges).
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IAN CHILVERS. "donor." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "donor." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-donor.html IAN CHILVERS. "donor." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-donor.html |
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do·nor / ˈdōnər/ • n. a person who donates something, esp. money to a fund or charity: an anonymous donor has given $25 | [as adj.] loans from rich donor countries. ∎ a person who provides blood for transfusion, semen for insemination, or an organ or tissue for transplantation. ∎ Chem. an atom or molecule that provides electrons in forming a coordinate bond. ∎ Physics an impurity atom in a semiconductor that contributes a conducting electron to the material. |
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"donor." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "donor." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-donor.html "donor." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-donor.html |
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1. (in surgery) An individual whose tissues or organs are transferred to another (the recipient). Donors may provide blood for transfusion or a kidney or heart for transplantation. 2. (in genetics) A cell that contributes genetic material for insertion into another cell, for example to produce a transgenic cell by genetic engineering. 3. (in chemistry) A chemical species (e.g. a molecule, group, or atom) that donates electrons, atoms, or groups to another chemical species. |
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"donor." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "donor." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-donor.html "donor." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-donor.html |
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donor (doh-ner) n. a person who makes his own tissues or organs available for use by someone else. For example, a donor may provide blood for transfusion or a kidney for transplantation. d. insemination see artificial insemination.
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"donor." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "donor." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-donor.html "donor." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-donor.html |
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DONORThe party conferring a power. One who makes a gift. One who creates a trust. |
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"Donor." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Donor." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701487.html "Donor." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701487.html |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "donor." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "donor." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-donor.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "donor." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-donor.html |
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donor see DONATE.
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T. F. HOAD. "donor." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "donor." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-donor.html T. F. HOAD. "donor." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-donor.html |
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donor See GRAFT.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "donor." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "donor." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-donor.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "donor." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-donor.html |
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•belladonna, Connor, donna, goner, gonna, honour (US honor), Maradona, Mashona, O'Connor, Shona, wanna
•corner, fauna, forewarner, Lorna, Morna, mourner, sauna, scorner, suborner, warner
•softener • Faulkner
•downer, uptowner
•sundowner
•Arizona, Barcelona, boner, condoner, corona, Cremona, Desdemona, donor, Fiona, groaner, Iona, Jonah, kroner, Leona, loaner, loner, moaner, Mona, owner, Pamplona, persona, postponer, Ramona, stoner, toner, Valona, Verona, Winona
•landowner • homeowner • shipowner
•coiner, joiner, purloiner
•crooner, harpooner, lacuna, lacunar, lampooner, Luna, lunar, mizuna, Oona, oppugner, Poona, pruner, puna, schooner, spooner, Tristan da Cunha, tuna, tuner, Una, vicuña, yokozuna
•honeymooner • Sunna • Brookner
•koruna
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"donor." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "donor." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-donor.html "donor." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-donor.html |
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