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Curtea de Arges

(Encyclopedia) Curtea de Arges Curtea de Arges k&oobreve;rˈtāä dā ärˈzhĕsh [key],…

Cuvilliès, François de

(Encyclopedia) Cuvilliès, François deCuvilliès, François defräNswäˈ də küvēyĕsˈ [key], 1695–1768, French architect, decorator, and engraver. He introduced into Germany the rococo style of decoration…

Alcalá de Henares

(Encyclopedia) Alcalá de Henares Alcalá de Henares älkäläˈ dā ānäˈrās [key], town, Madrid prov., central Spain, on the Henares River. Chemicals, plastics, electrical…

Albuquerque, Afonso de

(Encyclopedia) Albuquerque, Afonso deAlbuquerque, Afonso deəfôNˈzō dĭ əlb&oomacr;kĕrˈkə, –də älˌbəkĕrˈkə [key], 1453–1515, Portuguese admiral, the effective founder of the Portuguese Empire in…

Colines, Simon de

(Encyclopedia) Colines, Simon deColines, Simon desēmôNˈ də kôlēnˈ [key], d. 1546, Parisian printer. He was associated with the elder Henri Estienne and continued his work. Colines used elegant roman…

Collège de France

(Encyclopedia) Collège de FranceCollège de Francekôlĕzhˈ də fräNs [key], institution of higher learning founded in Paris, France, in 1529 by Francis I at the instigation of Guillaume Budé. It was…

Comines, Philippe de

(Encyclopedia) Comines, Philippe deComines, Philippe defēlēpˈ də kōmēnˈ [key], c.1447–c.1511, French historian, courtier, and diplomat. In 1472 he left the service of Charles the Bold of Burgundy to…

Ciego de Ávila

(Encyclopedia) Ciego de ÁvilaCiego de Ávilasyāˈgō dā äˈvēlä [key], city (1995 est. pop. 91,000), capital of Ciego de Ávila prov., central Cuba. An important processing center in a sugarcane region,…