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31Blackie — was the affectionate nickname given by Eric Clapton to his favorite Fender Stratocaster. In 1970, Eric Clapton, largely due to the influence of Jimi Hendrix and of Blind Faith bandmate Steve Winwood, switched from using Gibson guitars and began… …
32Bibliography — CONTENTS Introduction 488 I. General 493 1. Bibliographies and Research Guides 493 2. Directories, Handbooks, Statistical Abstracts, and Yearbooks 494 3. Guides 494 4. Travel and Description 494 II. History 496 1.… …
33photoengraving — /foh toh en gray ving/, n. 1. a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing. 2. a plate so produced. 3. a print made from it. [1870 75; PHOTO + ENGRAVING] * * * Any of several processes for producing printing plates …
34Samurai — For other uses, see Samurai (disambiguation). Samurai in armor, 1860s. Hand coloured photograph by Felice Beato …
35Adi Da — Samraj Adi Da Samraj Born 3 November 1939(1939 11 03) New York, New York, United States D …
36Russian icons — General historyThe use and making of icons entered Kievan Rus following its conversion to Orthodox Christianity in 988 A.D. As a general rule, these icons strictly followed models and formulas hallowed by Byzantine usage, led from the capital in… …
37Chinese art — Chinese jade ornament with dragon and phoenix design, late Spring and Autumn Period (722 BC 482 BC) …
38Riesener, Jean-Henri — born July 4, 1734, Gladbeck, Münster died Jan. 6, 1806, Paris, Fr. French cabinetmaker. Son of an usher in the law courts of the elector of Cologne, he joined a workshop in Paris and became its head when his master died. In 1774 he was made royal …
39Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… …
40Mathieu Criaerd — (1689 1776) was the most prominent of a large family of cabinetmakers (ébénistes), apparently of Flemish ancestry, who were working in Paris during the 18th century. He became a master in the Corporation des Menuisiers Ébénistes 29 July 1738 and… …
