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51Westminster Abbey Museum — The Westminster Abbey Museum is located in the magnificent 11th century vaulted undercroft of St Peter beneath the former monks dormitory in Westminster Abbey, London, England. This is one of the oldest areas of the Abbey, dating back almost to… …
52John Bushnell — (died 1701) was an English sculptor, known for several outstanding funeral monuments in English churches and Westminster Abbey. Several anecdotes concerning his haughty disposition and increasing eccentricity were repeated in artistic circles and …
53German (mythology) — German (Cyrillic: Герман, pronounced|ˈgerman) is a South Slavic mythological being, recorded in the folklore of eastern Serbia and northern Bulgaria. He is a male spirit associated with bringing rain and hail. His influence on these… …
54literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
55medal — /med l/, n., v., medaled, medaling or (esp. Brit.) medalled, medalling. n. 1. a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or… …
56waxwork — waxworker, n. /waks werrk /, n. 1. a figure, ornament, or other object made of wax, or esp. the life size effigy of a person. 2. the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens. [1690 1700; WAX1 + WORK] * * * …
57Bentham, Jeremy — born Feb. 15, 1748, London, Eng. died June 6, 1832, London British moral philosopher and legal theorist, the earliest expounder of utilitarianism. A precocious student, he graduated from Oxford at age 15. In his An Introduction to the Principles… …
58Latin American art — Introduction artistic traditions that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America after contact with the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present. This article… …
59waxwork — noun A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person …
60Brantingham (family) — The Brantinghams (or, formerly, the de Brantinghams or de Brantynghams) are a once noble family from North East England, originally from Brantingham in Yorkshire. Contents 1 Coat of arms 2 Political influence 3 Scandals …
