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Margarita

(Encyclopedia) MargaritaMargaritamärgärēˈtä [key], island, 444 sq mi (1,150 sq km), in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. With many smaller islands it constitutes the Venezuelan state of…

Bulgakov, Mikhail Afanasyevich

(Encyclopedia) Bulgakov, Mikhail AfanasyevichBulgakov, Mikhail Afanasyevichmēkhəyēlˈ əfənäˈsyəvĭch b&oobreve;lgäˈkəf [key], 1891–1940, Russian novelist and playwright. He wrote satirical stories…

Cumaná

(Encyclopedia) Cumaná Cumaná k&oomacr;mänäˈ [key], city, capital of Sucre state, NE Venezuela, on the Manzanares…

Master of the Housebook

(Encyclopedia) Master of the Housebook (Meister des Hausbuchs), fl. 1475–1500, German graphic artist. The master is named for a series of vigorous and sophisticated drawings of everyday life found in…

Torres Bodet, Jaime

(Encyclopedia) Torres Bodet, JaimeTorres Bodet, Jaimehīˈmā tôrˈrās bôdĕtˈ [key], 1902–74, Mexican poet, diplomat, short-story writer, and essayist. Torres Bodet's first book of poems, Fervor (1918),…

Aguirre, Lope de

(Encyclopedia) Aguirre, Lope deAguirre, Lope delōˈpā ᵺā agēˈrā [key], c.1510–1561, Spanish rebel and adventurer in colonial South America. He was often involved in violence and sedition before…

The Masters 2000

The Masters An insider's guide to golf's most prestigious tournament by Mike Morrison The Masters: 1999 Winners | Tournament 1998 Masters1997 MastersThrough the Years Woods is a favorite to…

Master P Biography

Master P(Percy Miller)rap musician, filmmaker, record label executiveBorn: 4/29/1970Birthplace: New Orleans Master P used a $10,000 inheritance to open a record store in 1989, which he later…

Master Honoré

(Encyclopedia) Master HonoréMaster Honoréōnôrāˈ [key], French manuscript illuminator, active c.1288–1318. Honoré worked in Paris for the court of Philip the Fair (1285–1314). A breviary (Bibliothèque…

Boucicaut Master

(Encyclopedia) Boucicaut MasterBoucicaut Masterb&oomacr;sēkōˈ [key], active c.1375–1400, Franco-Flemish manuscript illuminator. The master was named for his greatest work, The Hours of the…