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Brewer's: Bartholomew Fair

Held in West Smithfield (1133–1855) on St. Bartholomew's Day. A Bartholomew doll. A tawdry, overdressed woman; like a flashy, bespangled doll offered for sale at Bartholomew Fair.…

fair

(Encyclopedia) fair, market exhibition at which producers, traders, and consumers meet either to barter or to buy and sell goods and services. Before the development of transportation and marketing,…

Brewer's: Bartholomew

(St.). The symbol of this saint is a knife, in allusion to the knife with which he was flayed alive. St. Bartholomew's Day, August 24th. Probably Bartholomew is the apostle called “…

Bartholomew, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Bartholomew, SaintBartholomew, Saintbärthŏlˈəmy&oomacr; [key], in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles, usually identified with Nathanael. Nathanael is a given name,…

Bartholomew I

(Encyclopedia) Bartholomew I, 1940–, Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople, b. Imvros, Turkey, as Dimitrios Archondonis. He attended theological seminary in İstanbul and later studied in Rome,…

Paget, Sir James

(Encyclopedia) Paget, Sir JamesPaget, Sir Jamespăjˈĭt [key], 1814–99, British surgeon and pathologist. He taught and practiced at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, and cataloged the museums of St.…

Samuel Bartholomew Biography

Samuel BartholomewAge: 81 blocking back who captained Tennessee's 1939 undefeated, unscored upon football team (reg. season); won trophy for outstanding blocker in the SEC in 1938 and 1939;…

Gosnold, Bartholomew

(Encyclopedia) Gosnold, BartholomewGosnold, Bartholomewgŏzˈnōld [key], fl. 1572–1607, English explorer and colonizer. In 1602 he commanded the Concord on a voyage of exploration. He navigated the…