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  • 81Pantheon Books — is an American imprint with editorial independence that is part of the Knopf Publishing Group, which was acquired by Random House in 1960.Random house, inc. Datamonitor Company Profiles Authority: Retrieved 6/20/2007, from EBSCO Host Business… …

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  • 82Hardwick Hall — For Hardwick Hall, Durham, see Hardwick Hall Country Park. Hardwick Hall Hardwick Hall, built 1590–1597 Type Country house Proprietor National Trust …

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  • 83Gan Ying — (Zh cw|c=甘英|w=Kan Ying; Hanyu Pinyin: Gān Yīng), was a Chinese military ambassador who was sent on a mission to Rome in AD 97 by the Chinese general Ban Chao. He was part of Ban Chao s expeditionary force of 70,000, which had travelled as far… …

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  • 84Darning — Cashmere darn , a fine darning technique for twill fabric, from The Dictionary of Needlework, 1885 …

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  • 85Mary Delany — Portrait of Mary Delany by John Opie, 1782. Mary Delany (nee Granville) (14 May 1700 – 15 April 1788) was an English Bluestocking, artist, and letter writer; equally famous for her paper mosaicks and her lively correspondence …

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  • 86Tarare — is a town and commune of east central France, in the Rhône département , on the Turdine river, 28 m. W.N.W. of Lyon by rail. Population (1999): 10,419.HistoryPop. (1906) 11,643.EconomyAccording to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition …

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  • 87Hollie Point — is an English needle lace noted for its use in baby clothes in the 18th and 19th century.It is found in English needleworks such as samplers, stump work embroideries and tape laces from second half of 17th century, its use in the form known as… …

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  • 88P. C. Skovgaard — P.C. Skovgaard Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard (known as P.C. Skovgaard), (4 April 1817 13 April 1875), Danish national romantic landscape painter, was born near Ringsted to farmer Tham Masmann Skovgaard and his wife Cathrine Elisabeth. He is… …

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  • 89Jeanne Lanvin — (b. Jeanne Marie Lanvin, Paris, January 1 1867–d. Paris, July 6 1946) was a French fashion designer and the founder of the Lanvin fashion house. One of the most influential designers of the 1920s and 30s, Jeanne Lanvin s skillful use of intricate …

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  • 90May Morris — May Morris, 1909 Born 25 March 1862(1862 03 25) Died 17 October 1938(1938 10 17) (aged&#160 …

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