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  • 61David Gentleman — (born 11 March 1930, London) is an English artist designer. He studied illustration at the Royal College of Art under Edward Bawden and John Nash. He has worked in various media watercolour, lithography, wood engraving and at scales ranging from… …

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  • 62Cylinder seal — Mesopotamian limestone cylinder seal and impression worship of Shamash, (Louvre). A cylinder seal is a cylinder engraved with a picture story , used in ancient times to roll an impression onto a two dimensional surface, generally wet clay.… …

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  • 63graphic design — the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, esp. to produce a specific effect. * * * The art and profession of selecting and arranging visual elements such as… …

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  • 64Homo sapiens — /hoh moh say pee euhnz/ 1. (italics) the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a brain capacity averaging 1400 cc (85 cubic in.) and by dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex… …

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  • 65Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …

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  • 66verre églomisé — ▪ glass       (French: “Glomyized glass”), glass engraved (engraved glass) on the back that has been covered by unfired painting or, usually, gold or silver leaf. The method owes its name to Jean Baptiste Glomy (d. 1786), a French picture framer… …

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  • 67HAGGADAH, PASSOVER — (Heb. הַגָּדָה; telling ), a set form of benedictions, prayers, midrashic comments and psalms recited at the seder ritual on the eve of passover .   INTRODUCTION The Haggadah is based on the seder service prescribed by the Mishnah (Pes. 10),… …

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  • 68photography, technology of — Introduction       equipment, techniques, and processes used in the production of photographs.  The most widely used photographic process is the black and white negative–positive system (Figure 1 >). In the camera the lens projects an image of… …

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  • 69Robert Hooke — Infobox Scientist name = Robert Hooke box width = 300px image width = 300px caption = birth date = birth date|1635|7|18 birth place = Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England death date = death date and age|1703|03|03|1635|07|18 death place = London,… …

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  • 70Zamboanga City — City of Zamboanga Ciudad de Zamboanga   Chartered, Independent and Highly Urbanized City   …

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