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  • 81MAURESQUE — *  Voyez MORESQUE …

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  • 82Pottery — Pot and Pots redirect here. For Pot, see Pot (disambiguation). For POTS, see POTS (disambiguation). Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum …

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  • 83Orientalism — For the book by Edward Said, see Orientalism (book). Anonymous Venetian orientalist painting, The Reception of the Ambassadors in Damascus, 1511, the Louvre. The deer with antlers in the foreground is not k …

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  • 84Pleasanton, California — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Pleasanton, California settlement type = City imagesize = image caption = image image view = P View.jpg mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location of Pleasanton within Alameda County, California.… …

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  • 85Morisco — For the Portuguese wine grape, see Mourisco (grape). Moriscos (Spanish: [moˈɾiskos], Catalan: [muˈɾiskus]) or Mouriscos (Portuguese: [moˈɾiʃkuʃ], Galician: [mowˈɾiskos]), meaning Moorish , were the converted Christian… …

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  • 86Tarantella — The Tarantella is an Italian dance, its name coming from the town of Taranto, where it originated. It is the most recognized of Italian music, and is the popular theme song of pizzerias and restaurants. Throughout Italy it is different with every …

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  • 87Medieval art — Byzantine monumental Church mosaics are one of the great achievements of medieval art. These are from Monreale in Sicily from the late 12th century. The medieval art of the Western world covers a vast scope of time and place, over 1000 years of… …

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  • 88Tétouan — For the district in Madrid, see Tetuán (Madrid). Tétouan تطوان / تطّاون Tettawen …

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  • 89Faience — For the architectural material, see Glazed architectural terra cotta. For the ceramics of Ancient Egypt and the Indus Valley, see Egyptian faience Faience or faïence is the conventional name in English for fine tin glazed pottery on a delicate… …

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  • 90William De Morgan — William Frend De Morgan (16 November 1839 – 15 January 1917) was an English potter and tile designer. A lifelong friend of William Morris, he designed tiles, stained glass and furniture for Morris Co. from 1863 to 1872. His tiles are often based… …

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