Marquetry
121Liceu — The Gran Teatre del Liceu (IPA2|ˈgɾan təˈatɾə dəɫ ɫiˈsɛw), or simply Liceu (IPA2|ɫiˈsɛw) in Catalan) and often referred to as the Liceo, is an opera house on La Rambla in Barcelona. The Liceu opened on April 4, 1847. It is one of the world s… …
122Horn & Hardart — is a company that came to prominence as the proprietor of the first automat in New York City. German born Frank Hardart and Philadelphia s Joseph Horn opened their first restaurant together in Philadelphia on December 22, 1888. The vest pocket… …
123Neo-Grec — Severe Greek Revival in the tomb of the German actor Bogumil Dawison, died 1872, Dresden Neo Grec is a term referring to late manifestations of Neoclassicism, early Neo Renaissance now called the Greek Revival style, which was popularized in… …
124Claydon House — is a country house in the Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, close to the village of Middle Claydon. It was built between 1757 and 1771 and is now owned by the National Trust. There has been a manor house on the site of the present house …
125Sympson the Joiner — (fl. 1660s) was a joiner (and perhaps cabinet maker) who worked at the Royal Naval Dockyard at Woolwich in London. He is remembered only because Samuel Pepys mentions his name several times in his diary.Pepys job as a naval administrator brought… …
126Grotesque — When used in conversation, grotesque commonly means strange, fantastic, ugly or bizarre, and thus is often used to describe weird shapes and distorted forms such as Halloween masks or gargoyles on churches. More specifically, the grotesque forms… …
127Virginals — Virginal redirects here. For other uses, see Virginal (disambiguation). Virginals Flemish virginals (Paris, Musée de la Musique). Note the inset keyboard placed left of centre. Classification Keyboard instrument Playing rang …
128List of English words of Italian origin — Many words of Italian origin have entered other languages. A large part of musical terminology is Italian, as are popular foods from Italian cuisine. Art and Architecture;Albarello :from albarello ;Amoretto, Cupid :from amoretto , diminutive of… …
