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71publishing, history of — Introduction an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …
72LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… …
73Culture of Nagorno-Karabakh — Gandzasar Monastery (1216 1238) Culture of Nagorno Karabakh includes artifacts of tangible and intangible culture that has been historically associated with Nagorno Karabakh and Artsakh a historical province in the Southern Caucasus most of which …
74History of Buda Castle — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue State Party = HUN Type = Cultural Criteria = ii, iv ID = 400 Region = Europe and North America Year = 1987 Session = 11th… …
75Paris — /par is/; for 2 also Fr. /pann rddee /, n. 1. Matthew. See Matthew of Paris. 2. Ancient, Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii /peuh riz ee uy /. a city in and the capital of France and capital of Ville de Paris Department, in the N part, on the Seine.… …
76The Canon of Medicine — (Arabic: القانون في الطب Al Qanun fi al Tibb The Law of Medicine ; Persian: قانون Qanun Law ; Latin: Canon Medicinae Canon of Medicine ; Chinese: Hui Hui Yao Fang Prescriptions of the Hui Nationality ) is a 14 volume Arabic medical encyclopedia… …
77Byzantine Empire — the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in A.D. 476. Cap.: Constantinople. * * * Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia. It began as the city of Byzantium, which had grown from an ancient Greek colony… …
78Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
79arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
80Welsh law — For the current Welsh law, see Contemporary Welsh Law. For the law currently in force in England and Wales, see English law. Drawing of a judge from the Peniarth 28 manuscript …
