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O'Grady, Standish
(Encyclopedia)O'Grady, Standish, 1846–1928, Irish author and historian. A leader in the Irish literary renaissance, he followed his History of Ireland (1878–80) with English versions of the heroic legends of Ir...Belluno
(Encyclopedia)Belluno bĕl-lo͞oˈnō [key], city, capital of Belluno prov., Venetia, NE Italy, on the Piave ...cassone
(Encyclopedia)cassone käs-sôˈnā [key], the Italian term for chest or coffer, usually a bridal or dower chest, highly ornate and given prominence in the home. Major artists such as Uccello and Botticelli painted...Manhattan, borough, New York City, United States
(Encyclopedia)Manhattan, borough (1990 pop. 1,487,536), 28 sq mi (57 sq km), New York City, SE N.Y., coextensive with New York co. Manhattan is the cultural and commercial heart of the city, and its dramatic skylin...Angelou, Maya
(Encyclopedia)Angelou, Maya mīˈə ănˈjəlo͞o [key], 1928–2014, African-American writer and performer, b. St. Louis, Mo., as Marguerite Johnson. She toured Europe and Africa in the musical Porgy and Bess (195...Davis, Sammy, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Sammy, Jr. (Samuel George), 1925-1990, American entertainer, b. Harlem, New York City, N.Y. Both of Davis’s parents were dancers who performe...Klenze, Leo von
(Encyclopedia)Klenze, Leo von lāˈō fən klĕnˈtsə [key], 1784–1864, German architect and landscape and portrait painter. He was court architect to Jérôme Bonaparte of Westphalia and to Louis I of Bavaria, ...Halifax, urban area, England
(Encyclopedia)Halifax, urban area, Calderdale metropolitan district, central England, on the Hebble, a small tributary of the Calder River. Halifax is an industrial t...intercolumniation
(Encyclopedia)intercolumniation ĭnˌtərkəlŭmˌnēāˈshən [key], in classical architecture, the clear space between the edges of two adjacent columns, as measured at the lower portion of their shafts. Vitruviu...Rojas, Fernando de
(Encyclopedia)Rojas, Fernando de fārnänˈdō ᵺā rōˈhäs [key], 1465?–1541?, Spanish writer. Scanty records show him to have practiced law at Salamanca. He wrote La Celestina, published anonymously in 1499....Browse by Subject
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