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111Rene Sergent — René Sergent René Sergent est un architecte français né en 1865 et mort en 1927. Biographie Fils d un boulanger de Clichy[1], Sergent reçoit à l École spéciale d architecture l enseignement d Émile Trélat et de Thierry Ladrange. Reçu premier au… …
112Chabana — (茶花, literally tea flowers ) is the simple but elegant style of flower arranging for Japanese tea ceremony. It has its origins in the Ikebana style of flower arranging which is in turn firmly seated in both Shintō and Buddhism. A less formal… …
113Traitté de l'origine des romans — Pierre Daniel Huet s Trai [t] té de l origine des Romans ( Treatise on the Origin of Novels , or Romances if one wants to speak early 18th century English) can claim to be the first history of fiction. It was originally published in 1670 as… …
114Horta, Victor, Baron — born Jan. 6, 1861, Ghent, Belg. died Sept. 8, 1947, Brussels Belgian architect. From 1892 he designed numerous buildings in Brussels, becoming a leading exponent of the Art Nouveau style. His Hôtel Tassel (1892–93) was a pioneering example of the …
115ÉTRUSQUES (art et archéologie) — La civilisation étrusque est la plus brillante de toutes les civilisations indigènes de l’Italie antique. Son domaine géographique par excellence est compris entre la mer Tyrrhénienne, le Tibre et l’Arno. Mais des rameaux très importants de cette …
116el´e|gant|ly — el|e|gant «EHL uh guhnt», adjective. 1. showing good taste; refined; beautifully luxurious: »The palace had elegant furnishings. SYNONYM(S): superior. See syn. under fine. (Cf. ↑fine) 2. expressed with taste; correct and polished in expression or …
117el|e|gant — «EHL uh guhnt», adjective. 1. showing good taste; refined; beautifully luxurious: »The palace had elegant furnishings. SYNONYM(S): superior. See syn. under fine. (Cf. ↑fine) 2. expressed with taste; correct and polished in expression or… …
118Dong Yuan — Detail from Xiao and Xiang Rivers, permanent collection at the Palace Museum. This is often considered to be one of Dong Yuan s greatest masterpieces, and it illustrates the revolutionary impressionism he had achieved by means of broken ink… …
119Côte de Nuits — The Cote de Nuits within the Côte d Or region of Burgundy. The Côte de Nuits is a French wine region located in the northern part of the Côte d Or, the limestone ridge that is at the heart of the Burgundy wine region. It extends from Dijon to… …
120Thematic development of Italian Renaissance painting — This article about the development of themes in Italian Renaissance painting is an extension to the article Italian Renaissance painting, for which it provides additional pictures with commentary. The works encompassed are from Giotto in the… …
