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(Encyclopedia) CustozaCustozak&oomacr;stôˈtsä [key] or CustozzaCustoza–tôtˈtsä [key], village, Venetia, N Italy, near Verona. It was the scene of an Austrian victory over Sardinia in 1848 (see…Dumbarton, two, Scotland
(Encyclopedia) Dumbarton Dumbarton dəmbärˈtən [key], town, West Dunbartonshire…Bellini
(Encyclopedia) BelliniBellinibĕl-lēˈnē [key], illustrious family of Venetian painters of the Renaissance. Jacopo BelliniJacopo Belliniyäˈkōpō [key], c.1400–1470, was a pupil of Gentile da Fabriano.…air, law of the
(Encyclopedia) air, law of the, in the broadest sense, all law connected with the use of the air, including radio and satellite transmissions; more commonly, it refers to laws concerning civil…Canning, George
(Encyclopedia) Canning, George, 1770–1827, British statesman. Canning was converted to Toryism by the French Revolution, became a disciple of William Pitt, and was his undersecretary for foreign…Guelphs
(Encyclopedia) GuelphsGuelphsgwĕlfs [key], European dynasty tracing its descent from the Swabian count Guelph or Welf (9th cent.), whose daughter Judith married the Frankish emperor Louis I. Guelph…Congress of the United States
(Encyclopedia) Congress of the United States, the legislative branch of the federal government, instituted (1789) by Article 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which prescribes its…William Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew, Act I, Scene II
Scene IIPadua. Before Hortensio's houseEnter Petruchio and his man GrumioPetruchioVerona, for a while I take my leave, To see my friends in Padua, but of all My best beloved and approved…Marbut, Curtis Fletcher
(Encyclopedia) Marbut, Curtis FletcherMarbut, Curtis Fletchermärˈbət [key], 1863–1935, American geologist, b. Verona, Mo., grad. Univ. of Missouri (B.S., 1889) and Harvard (M.A., 1844). As professor…Clovio, Giorgio Giulio
(Encyclopedia) Clovio, Giorgio GiulioClovio, Giorgio Giuliojôrˈjō j&oomacr;ˈlyō klōˈvyō [key], 1498–1578, Italian illuminator, miniaturist, and painter, also called Macedo or Il Macedone because…Trending
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