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Radin, Paul

(Encyclopedia)Radin, Paul rāˈdĭn [key], 1883–1959, American anthropologist, b. Poland, grad., College of the City of New York, 1902, Ph.D. Columbia, 1911. He was a student of Franz Boas and studied the Winneba...

Capo d'Istria, Giovanni Antonio, Count

(Encyclopedia)Capo d'Istria, Giovanni Antonio, Count käˈpō dēˈstrēä [key], Gr. Joannes Antonios Capodistrias or Kapodistrias, 1776–1831, Greek and Russian statesman, b. Corfu. After administrative work in ...

Pesellino, Il

(Encyclopedia)Pesellino, Il ēl pāzāl–lēˈnō [key], 1422–57, Italian painter of the Florentine school, whose real name was Francesco di Stefano. He was a grandson and pupil of Giuliano Giuochi, called Pesel...

Decameron

(Encyclopedia)Decameron: see Boccaccio, Giovanni. ...

Giambologna

(Encyclopedia)Giambologna: see Bologna, Giovanni. ...

Cyntius

(Encyclopedia)Cyntius: see Giraldi, Giovanni Battista. ...

Cinthio

(Encyclopedia)Cinthio: see Giraldi, Giovanni Battista. ...

Cinzio

(Encyclopedia)Cinzio: see Giraldi, Giovanni Battista. ...

Boulogne, Jean

(Encyclopedia)Boulogne, Jean: see Bologna, Giovanni. ...

Bologne, Jean

(Encyclopedia)Bologne, Jean: see Bologna, Giovanni. ...