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  • 101Transition from Renaissance to Baroque in instrumental music — In the years centering around 1600 in , several distinct shifts emerged in ways of thinking about the purposes, writing and performance of music. Partly these changes were revolutionary , deliberately instigated by a group of intellectuals in… …

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  • 102Hexapla — • Article on Origen s compilation of six ancient versions of the Bible in parallel columns, his purpose and the principles that guided his work Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hexapla     Hexapla …

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  • 103Mensa, Mensal Revenue — • The Latin word mensa has for its primitive signification a table for meals ; it designates by extension the expenses, or better, the necessary resources of sustenance, and generally, all the resources for personal support. He who lives at the… …

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  • 104Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev — N. P. Ignatyev, by Boris Kustodiev (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow Count Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev (historical spelling Nicolai Ignatieff; Russian: Николай Павлович Игнатьев; 17 January Old Style (29 January on Western calendar) 1832 – 20… …

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  • 105ELIJAH BEN SOLOMON ZALMAN — (the Vilna Gaon or Elijah Gaon ; acronym Ha GRA = Ha Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu; 1720–1797), one of the greatest spiritual and intellectual leaders of Jewry in modern times. A man of iron will, Elijah combined the personal life of an intellectual hermit… …

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  • 106Foreign relations of Cyprus — Cyprus This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Cyprus Constitution Cyprus dispute …

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  • 107The Belgariad — is a five book fantasy epic written by David Eddings. The series tells the story of the recovery of the Orb of Aldur and coming of age of Garion, an orphaned farmboy. Garion is accompanied by his aunt Polgara and grandfather Belgarath as they try …

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  • 108James I of Scotland — James I King of Scots Reign 4 April 1406 – 21 February 1437 Coronation 21 May 1424 Predecessor …

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  • 109Utica, New York — This article is about the city in New York. For other uses, see Utica (disambiguation). Utica   City   Looking south on Utica s Genesee Street …

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  • 110Jean-Philippe Rameau — (pronounced|ʒɑ̃filip ʀaˈmo in French) (September 25, 1683 – September 12, 1764) was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era. He replaced Jean Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera and is …

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