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  • 61performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 62Pauly & C. - Compagnia Venezia Murano — Pauly C. | CVM Compagnia Venezia Murano has represented the history of glass art on Murano for the last 140 years. Its name comes from the fusion that took place in 1919 between Pauly C, founded in 1902, and the Compagnia di Venezia e Murano,… …

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  • 63Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …

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  • 64Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 65Murano — This article is about the islands in Italy. For the car, see Nissan Murano. Murano in the Venetian Lagoon …

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  • 66Pauly & C. — Entry Of Pauli in Venice. Pauly C. Compagnia Venezia Murano is a Venetian company that produces glass art,[1] most notably Roman murrine, mosaics and chandeliers. The company was formed in 1919 by a merger of Pau …

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  • 67Mosaics — • Includes information on the history and techniques Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mosaics     Mosaics     † …

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  • 68Poor Man's Bible — The term Poor Man s Bible has come into use in modern times to describe works of art within churches and cathedrals which either individually or collectively have been created to illustrate the teachings of the Bible for a largely illiterate… …

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  • 69mosaic — mosaically, adv. /moh zay ik/, n., adj., v., mosaicked, mosaicking. n. 1. a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc. 2. the process of producing such a picture or decoration. 3. something resembling …

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  • 70Mosaic — /moh zay ik/, adj. of or pertaining to Moses or the writings, laws, and principles attributed to him: Mosaic ethics. Also, Mosaical. [1655 65; < NL Mosaicus, equiv. to LL Mos(es) MOSES + aicus, on the model of Hebraicus Hebraic] * * * Surface&#8230; …

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