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danse macabre

(Encyclopedia)danse macabre: see Death, Dance of. ...

Berrettini, Pietro

(Encyclopedia)Berrettini, Pietro: see Cortona, Pietro Berrettini da. ...

Khingan, Great

(Encyclopedia)Khingan, Great, mountain range, China: see Hinggan Ling, Da. ...

Montefeltro

(Encyclopedia)Montefeltro mōntāfĕlˈtrō [key], Italian noble family. Its members were noted patrons of art and traditionally opposed the papacy in the struggle between Guelphs and Ghibellines. The county of Mon...

Italian art

(Encyclopedia)Italian art, works of art produced in the geographic region that now constitutes the nation of Italy. Italian art has engendered great public interest and involvement, resulting in the consistent prod...

Roosevelt, river, Brazil

(Encyclopedia)Roosevelt, river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, NW Brazil. It was called the Rio da Dúvida [River of Doubt] until it was explored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1913. Renamed in his honor, it is occasionally cal...

Frankfort

(Encyclopedia)Frankfort, city (2020 pop. 28,602), state capital and seat of Franklin co., N central Ky., on both sides of the Kentucky River, in the heart of the blue...

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