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Martin, Agnes

(Encyclopedia)Martin, Agnes (Agnes Bernice Martin), 1912–2004, American painter, b. Macklin, Canada. She moved to the United States in 1931, began painting in 1942,...

Dover, town, England

(Encyclopedia)Dover dōˈvər [key], town, Kent, SE England, on the Strait of Dover, beneath chalk cliffs (...

Leicester

(Encyclopedia)Leicester lĕsˈtər [key], city and unitary authority (1991 pop. 324,394), central England. The city is connected by canals with the Trent River and London, and it is also a railway center. Leicester...

Martín, Esteban

(Encyclopedia)Martín, Esteban ĕstāˈbän märtēnˈ [key], fl. 1539, printer in Mexico. Martín is reputed to have preceded Juan Pablos. There is evidence that he printed Escala espiritual para llegar al cielo, ...

Behem, Martin

(Encyclopedia)Behem, Martin: see Behaim, Martin. ...

Martin de Porres

(Encyclopedia)Martin de Porres: see Porres, Saint Martin de. ...
 

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