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Lasca, Il
(Encyclopedia)Lasca, Il: see Grazzini, Antonio Francesco. ...More, Sir Anthony
(Encyclopedia)More, Sir Anthony: see Moro, Antonio. ...Pueblo, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Pueblo, name given by the Spanish to the sedentary Native Americans who lived in stone or adobe communal houses in what is now the SW United States. The term pueblo is also used for the villages occup...Vecchio, Il
(Encyclopedia)Vecchio, Il: see Amato, Giovanni Antonio d'. ...Michelozzo Michelozzi
(Encyclopedia)Michelozzo Michelozzi mēkālôtˈtsō mēkālôtˈtsē [key], 1396–1472, Italian sculptor, architect, goldsmith, and founder. He was long associated with Donatello and Ghiberti. His first independe...Lavalle, Juan
(Encyclopedia)Lavalle, Juan hwän läväˈyā [key], 1797–1841, Argentine general, governor of Buenos Aires province (1828–29). He served (1816–24) in the War of Independence and (1826–28) in the war with B...Pontevedra
(Encyclopedia)Pontevedra pōntāvāˈᵺrä [key], city (1990 pop. 70,356), capital of Pontevedra prov., NW Spain, in Galicia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Lérez River. It is a major fishing port. Clo...Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de Palluau et de
(Encyclopedia)Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de Palluau et de frŏnˈtĭnăk, Fr. lwē də büädˈ koNt də pälüōˈ ā də frôNtənäkˈ [key], 1620–98, French governor of New France. His early military ca...Saint-Évremond, Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis de
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Évremond, Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis de shärl də märgətĕlˈ də săN-dənēˈ də săNtāvrəmôNˈ [key], 1616?–1703, French critic, writer, and soldier. He served under Condé...Spanish art and architecture
(Encyclopedia)Spanish art and architecture, works of art and architecture produced in what is now the European country of Spain. Open to a wide variety of cultural influences, the art and architecture of Spain have...Browse by Subject
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