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101George Puttenham — (1529–1590) is the reputed English author of The Arte of English Poesie (1589).FamilyGeorge was the second son of Robert Puttenham of Sherfield on Loddon in Hampshire and his wife Margaret, the daughter of Sir Richard Elyot and sister of Sir… …
102Táin Bó Cúailnge — Táin redirects here. For the genre of early Irish literature, see Táin Bó. Cú Chulainn in battle, from T. W. Rolleston, Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race, 1911; illustration by Joseph Christian Leyendecker Táin Bó Cúailnge (Irish pronunciation …
103Raffles, Gentleman Thug — is a comic strip featured in adult comic Viz featuring a nineteenth century nobleman given to immense erudition and wanton violence . The basic premise is a nod/ripoff of E. W. Hornung s Raffles the Thief character, the main difference being that …
104Yulem — describes an object formed by natural processes which possesses a set of intrinsic aesthetic characteristics that transform it into an object of unique interest. Only a naturally formed object that is recognized to possess such a unique or… …
105Boris Anrep — (27 September 1883 – 7 June 1969) was a Russian artist, active in Britain, who devoted himself to the art of mosaic.In Britain, he is known for his monumental mosaics at the National Gallery, London, Westminster Cathedral and the Bank of England …
106David A. Embury — David Augustus Embury (November 3, 1886 in Pine Woods, New York July 6, 1960 in New Rochelle, New York) was an American attorney and author of The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks (1948), a classic encyclopedia of the 20th century cocktail. The book is… …
107Juan González de Mendoza — (c. 1540 1617) was the author of the first Western history of China to publish Chinese characters for Western delectation. Published by him in 1586, Historia de las cosas más notables, ritos y costumbres del gran reyno de la China is an account… …
108Words and Music (play) — Samuel Beckett wrote the radio play, Words and Music between November and December 1961. [Both James Knowlson ( Damned to Fame: The Life of Samuel Beckett , p 497) and Stan Gontarski ( The Faber Companion to Samuel Beckett , p 650) quote these… …
109Kettu Kalyanam — Kettu Kalyanam, also known as Thali Kettu was the name of an elaborate marriage ceremony of the Malayala Kshatriyas, Samanthans,Nairs, Maaran, Ezhava and Ambalavasis communities of the Indian state of Kerala. The customs varied from region to… …
110Anointing of the Sick (Catholic Church) — Anointing of the Sick is the ritual anointing of a sick person and is a Sacrament of the Catholic Church. It is also described, using the more archaic synonym unction in place of anointing , as Unction of the Sick or Extreme Unction. [The Council …
