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Taeuber-Arp, Sophie
(Encyclopedia)Taeuber-Arp, Sophie, 1889–1943, Swiss textile designer, painter, and sculptor, b. Sophie Henriette Gertrude Taeuber. She taught textile design (1916–29) at the School of Arts and Crafts in Zürich...d'Alembert, Jean le Rond
(Encyclopedia)d'Alembert, Jean le Rond: see Alembert. ...Clericus, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Clericus, Johannes: see Le Clerc, Jean. ...Okeghem, Jean d'
(Encyclopedia)Okeghem, Jean d': see Ockeghem, Johannes. ...Grandville, French caricaturist, illustrator, and lithographer
(Encyclopedia)Grandville: see Gérard, Jean Ignace Isidore. ...Williams, Gwen
(Encyclopedia)Williams, Gwen: see Rhys, Jean.Horgan, Paul
(Encyclopedia)Horgan, Paul (Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan), 1903–95, American writer, b. Buffalo, N.Y. His diverse works reflect his fascination with the effects of history and landscape on people. Amo...Sérusier, Paul
(Encyclopedia)Sérusier, Paul pōl sāro͞osyāˈ [key], 1863–1927, French painter. In 1888 at Pont-Aven, Sérusier met Gauguin whose style he adhered to, particularly in his paintings of Breton landscapes. With ...Porta, Guglielmo della
(Encyclopedia)Porta, Guglielmo della dĕlˈlä pôrˈtä [key], d. 1577, Italian sculptor. His early works are in Genoa. In 1546 he went to Rome, where he was employed by Pope Paul III in restoring certain antique...Titus , epistle of the New Testament
(Encyclopedia)Titus, letter of the New Testament. With First and Second Timothy, it comprises the Pastoral Epistles, purportedly written by St. Paul. Titus resembles First Timothy in detail; it consists of points r...Browse by Subject
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