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121Circa Survive — playing at Bullmoose in Portsmouth, New Hampshire Background information Origin Philadelphia, P …
122Jim Danforth — is a master stop motion animator, well known for his model animation work and matte painting skill. Danforth is known for his superb work on When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1971), a sequel of sorts to Ray Harryhausen s One Million Years B.C.… …
123History of cartography — The Fra Mauro map, one of the greatest memorial of medieval cartography, was made around 1450 by the Venetian monk Fra Mauro. It is a circular world map drawn on parchment and set in a wooden frame, about two meters in diameter Cartography (from… …
124telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… …
125Classicism and Neoclassicism — Art historical tradition or aesthetic attitudes based on the art of ancient Greece and Rome. Classicism refers to the art produced in antiquity or to later art inspired by that of antiquity; Neoclassicism refers to art inspired by that of… …
126art conservation and restoration — Maintenance and preservation of works of art, their protection from future damage, deterioration, or neglect, and the repair or renovation of works that have deteriorated or been damaged. Research in art history has relied heavily on 20th and… …
127Belgian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced by Belgians and written in Flemish, which is equivalent to the Standard Dutch (Dutch language) (Netherlandic) language of The Netherlands, and in Standard French (French language), which are the… …
128Flemish literature — Introduction the body of written works in the Flemish (Dutch ) language produced by Belgians. The other literatures of Belgium are discussed in Belgian literature. Early literature Relationship with Dutch literature Any consideration… …
