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51Pibroch — Pibroch, Piobaireachd or Ceòl Mór is an art music genre associated primarily with the Scottish Highlands that is characterised by extended compositions with a melodic theme and elaborate formal variations. It is currently performed principally on …
52Baroque music — Private baroque theatre in Český Krumlov …
53Book of Kells — The Book of Kells ( ga. Leabhar Cheanannais) (Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. I. (58), sometimes known as the Book of Columba) is an illuminated manuscript in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various… …
54Ohlone — infobox ethnic group caption = Map of the Costanoan languages and major villages. group = Ohlone (Costanoan) People poptime = 1770: 10,000 20,000 1800: 3000 • 1852: 864 1000 • 2000: 1500 2000+ popplace = California: San Francisco Peninsula, Santa …
55Monadnock Building — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property …
56dress — /dres/, n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing. n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 2. clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 3. formal attire. 4. a particular… …
57stalactite work — (in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults. Also called honeycomb work. [1900 05] * * * or muqarnas Honeycomb like Islamic architectural ornamentation formed by the… …
58Central Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and parts of China and Russia. The term usually denotes only those traditions not influenced by the… …
59painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
60Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
