(Encyclopedia) Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college.
From two distinct schools, Radcliffe College for women (est. 1879, chartered…
(Encyclopedia) Boniface VIII, 1235–1303, pope (1294–1303), an Italian (b. Anagni) named Benedetto Caetani; successor of St. Celestine V.
As a cardinal he was independent of the factions in the papal…
(Encyclopedia) Basel, Council of, 1431–49, first part of the 17th ecumenical council in the Roman Catholic Church. It is generally considered to have been ecumenical until it fell into heresy in 1437…
(Encyclopedia) StendhalStendhalstăNdälˈ [key], pseud. of Marie Henri BeyleStendhalmärē äNrēˈ bĕl [key], 1783–1842, French writer, recognized as one of the great French novelists.
He grew up in…
(Encyclopedia) 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…
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cathedral, church in which a bishop presides. The designation is not dependent on the size or magnificence of a church edifice, but is entirely a…
(Encyclopedia) wood carving, as an art form, includes any kind of sculpture in wood, from the decorative bas-relief on small objects to life-size figures in the round, furniture, and architectural…
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(Encyclopedia) RenaissanceRenaissancerĕnəsänsˈ, –zänsˈ [key] [Fr.,=rebirth], term used to describe the development of Western civilization that marked the transition from medieval to modern times.…
