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Bolsena
(Encyclopedia) Bolsena Bolsena bōlsĕˈnä [key], town, Latium, central Italy, on picturesque Lake Bolsena, near the…Johnson, Sir William
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Sir William, 1715–74, British colonial leader in America, b. Co. Meath, Ireland. He settled (1738) in the Mohawk valley, became a merchant, and gained great power among the…Santa Gertrudis cattle
(Encyclopedia) Santa Gertrudis cattle, breed of beef cattle derived from crosses between Shorthorn cows (see Shorthorn cattle) and Brahman bulls (see Brahman cattle); the breed was developed by…Costa Mesa
(Encyclopedia) Costa Mesa Costa Mesa kŏsˈtə māˈsə [key], city (2020 pop. 111,918), Orange co., S Calif., on the…Fort Riley
(Encyclopedia) Fort Riley, U.S. military post, 5,760 acres (2,331 hectares), NE Kans., on the Kansas River; est. 1852 to protect travelers on the Santa Fe Trail from attack by Native Americans.…Huntington Beach
(Encyclopedia) Huntington Beach, city (2020 pop. 198,711), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-…Foggini, Giovanni Batista
(Encyclopedia) Foggini, Giovanni BatistaFoggini, Giovanni Batistajōvänˈnē bätēsˈtä fōdjēˈnē [key], 1652–1725, Italian sculptor and architect. An important exponent of the Florentine baroque style,…Ferri, Ciro
(Encyclopedia) Ferri, CiroFerri, Cirochēˈrō fĕrˈrē [key], 1634–89, Italian baroque painter, etcher, and architect, the most celebrated pupil of Pietro da Cortona. He imitated Cortona's style with…Cesari, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Cesari, Giuseppe, called Cavaliere d'ArpinoCesari, Giuseppe,j&oomacr;zĕpˈpā chāˈzärē kävälyāˈrā därpēˈnō [key], 1568–1640, Italian late mannerist painter. Cesari's outstanding…Torcello
(Encyclopedia) TorcelloTorcellotōrchĕlˈlō [key], village, on a small island of the same name in the Lagoon of Venice, NE Italy, NE of Venice. A prosperous town until the early Middle Ages, it has a…Trending
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