The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
claude lorraine glass — |klȯdlə|rān , ōd , lȯ|r noun or claude glass ˈ ̷ ̷ Usage: usually capitalized C&L Etymology: Claude Lorraine (earlier English spelling of Lorrain) pseudonym of Claude Gellée died 1682 French landscape painter; from the similarity of the effects … Useful english dictionary
claude glass — noun see claude lorraine glass * * * [klôd; klōd] n. a convex dark or colored glass that reflects a small image in subdued colors, used by landscape painters to show the tonal values of a scene … Useful english dictionary
landscape mirror — noun : claude lorraine glass … Useful english dictionary
Art collections of Holkham Hall — Holkham Hall in Norfolk has extensive contents which include:Collections [ piano nobile at Holkham, showing the four symmetrical wings at each corner of the principal block. South is at the top of the plan. A Marble Hall; B The Saloon; C Statue… … Wikipedia
Devonshire House — Not to be confused with Old Devonshire House. Devonshire House in 1896 Devonshire House in Piccadilly was the London residence of the Dukes of Devonshire in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was built for William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire… … Wikipedia
Ickworth House — is a country house outside Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. It is a neoclassical structure topped by a giant rotunda in a park laid out by Capability Brown. It is in the care of the National Trust, and, as part of the Ickworth House, Park… … Wikipedia
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
