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Oct. 28, 1896, Wa- hoo, Neb., U.S.— d. Feb. 26, 1981, New York City), composer,
conductor, and teacher who was influential in promoting contemporary American
music and was, in his own compo- Howard Hanson By courtesy of the Institute ...
Oct. 28, 1896, Wa- hoo, Neb., U.S.— d. Feb. 26, 1981, New York City), composer,
conductor, and teacher who was influential in promoting contemporary American
music and was, in his own compo- Howard Hanson By courtesy of the Institute ...
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Johann Hedwig, detail from an engraving, 1793 By courtesy of the Ashmolean
Museum, Oxford botanist who did more than any other scientist to advance the
knowledge of mosses. Hedwig studied medicine at the University of Leipzig but
took ...
Johann Hedwig, detail from an engraving, 1793 By courtesy of the Ashmolean
Museum, Oxford botanist who did more than any other scientist to advance the
knowledge of mosses. Hedwig studied medicine at the University of Leipzig but
took ...
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... in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London By courtesy of the Victoria and
Albert Museum, London The hiramaki-e technique, which dates from the latter
part of the Heian period (794-1 185), was preceded by togidashi maki-e, a
technique in ...
... in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London By courtesy of the Victoria and
Albert Museum, London The hiramaki-e technique, which dates from the latter
part of the Heian period (794-1 185), was preceded by togidashi maki-e, a
technique in ...
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