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(Encyclopedia) Arabian art and architecture: see Islamic art and architecture. ...

(Encyclopedia) Carolingian architecture and art, art forms and structures created by the Carolingians. Toward the beginning of the Carolingian Period, in the 8th cent., a gradual change appeared in Western culture a...

(Encyclopedia) Siamese art and architecture: see Southeast Asian art and architecture. ...

(Encyclopedia) Islamic art and architecture, works of art and architecture created in countries where Islam has been dominant and embodying Muslim precepts in its themes. Among the ceramic types are unglazed wares...

(Encyclopedia) German art and architecture, artistic works produced within the region that became politically unified as Germany in 1871 generally followed the stylistic currents of Western Europe. The sentimental...

(Encyclopedia) National Ballet of Cuba: see Alonso, Alicia. ...

(Encyclopedia) Morrice, James Wilson môrˈĭs [key], 1865–1924, Canadian painter, b. Montreal. Abandoning law, he went to Paris, where he studied painting. He visited Venice, Trinidad, Tunis, and periodically ret...

(Encyclopedia) Moscow Art Theater, Russian repertory company founded in 1897 by Constantin Stanislavsky and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko. Its work created new concepts of theatrical production and marked the beginn...

(Encyclopedia) City of Rocks National Reserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

(Encyclopedia) Homestead National Monument of America: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...