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- political system in which the head of the state is also the head of the church and supreme judge in religious matters. The term is most frequently associated with the late Roman, or Byzantine, Empire. Most modern historians recognize that ... [5 Related Articles]
- Caesars Palace
- (from the article "Las Vegas") ...became a model for those that followed it, the basic concept being a nondescript building festooned with ever-larger, brighter, and gaudier electric signs. An exception to this model at the time was Caesars Palace, an oval architectural marvel containing numerous ...
- caestus
- (from the article "boxing") ...Greeks used padded gloves for practice, not dissimilar from the modern boxing glove, these gloves had no role in actual contests. The Romans developed a glove called the caestus (cestus) that is seen in Roman mosaics and ...
- caesura
- in modern prosody, a pause within a poetic line that breaks the regularity of the metrical pattern. It is represented in scansion by the sign &dblvert;. The caesura sometimes is used to emphasize the formal metrical construction of a line, ... [3 Related Articles]
- Caetani Family
- noble family of medieval origin, the so-called Anagni branch of which won political power and financial success with the election of Benedetto Caetani (c. 1235-1303) as Pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303; see Boniface VIII).
- Caetano, Marcello Jose das Neves Alves
- premier of Portugal from September 1968, when he succeeded Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, until the revolution of April 1974. [3 Related Articles]
- Cafaggiolo
- (from the article "Cafaggiolo majolica") Italian tin-glazed earthenware produced during the early 16th century under Medici patronage in the castle of Cafaggiolo, in Tuscany. The decoration of Cafaggiolo ware is mostly derived from other leading Italian factories, particularly Faenza; but its execution reveals individual, unique ...
- Cafaggiolo majolica
- Italian tin-glazed earthenware produced during the early 16th century under Medici patronage in the castle of Cafaggiolo, in Tuscany. The decoration of Cafaggiolo ware is mostly derived from other leading Italian factories, particularly Faenza; but its execution reveals individual, unique ... [1 Related Articles]
- cafe
- small eating and drinking establishment, historically a coffeehouse, usually featuring a limited menu; originally these establishments served only coffee. The English term cafe, borrowed from the French, derives ultimately from the Turkish kahve, meaning coffee. [2 Related Articles]
- Cafe Anglais
- (from the article "restaurant") The most illustrious of all 19th-century Paris restaurants was the Cafe Anglais, on the Boulevard des Italiens at the corner of the rue Marivaux, where the chef, Adolphe Duglere, created classic dishes such as sole Duglere (filets poached with tomatoes ...
- Cafe Costes
- (from the article "Starck, Philippe") ...to refurbish the private apartments in the Elysee Palace (1983-84) in Paris for French President Francois Mitterrand. He went on to design restaurant interiors for the Cafe Costes (1984) in Paris, Manin (1985) in Tokyo, Theatron (1985) in Mexico City, ...
- Cafe de Paris
- (from the article "restaurant") ...Foy, later called Chez Bignon, a favourite dining place of the English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray and of the Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, who lived in the same building. The Cafe de Paris, on the Boulevard des Italiens, was the ...
- Cafe Filho, Joao
- (from the article "Brazil") Vice President Joao Cafe Filho served out most of the remainder of Vargas's term and carried out preparations for the presidential election of October 1955. The major political parties did not unite behind a single candidate; rather, three strong contenders ...
- Cafe Foy
- (from the article "restaurant") ...This restaurant was still in business in the mid-1990s and was regarded as one of the finest eating places in France. Another outstanding Paris establishment of the 19th century was the Cafe Foy, later called Chez Bignon, a favourite dining ...
- cafeteria
- self-service restaurant in which customers select various dishes from an open-counter display. The food is usually placed on a tray, paid for at a cashier's station, and carried to a dining table by the customer. The modern cafeteria, designed to ... [1 Related Articles]
- Caffarelli, Scipione
- (from the article "Borghese Family") ...the father of Camillo Borghese, the future Pope Paul V. (See Paul V under Paul [Papacy].) Paul V bestowed privileges upon family members, first naming as cardinal his nephew Scipione Caffarelli (1576-1633), whom he adopted into the Borghese family.
- Caffaro Di Caschifellone
- Genoese soldier, statesman, diplomat, and crusader who wrote chronicles that are important sources for the history of the First Crusade and of 12th-century Genoa.
- Caffe, Il
- (from the article "Italy") ...movement. In 1761-62, however, an important group of young reformist noblemen formed around Pietro Verri (1728-97) and took the name of his militant journal, Il caffe (published 1764-66; "The Coffeehouse"). The circle's best-known work, Cesare Beccaria's
- caffeine
- nitrogenous organic compound of the alkaloid group, substances that have marked physiological effects. Caffeine occurs in tea, coffee, guarana, mate, kola nuts, and cacao. [10 Related Articles]
- Caffey syndrome
- a hereditary disease of infants, characterized by swellings of the periosteum (the bone layer where new bone is produced) and the bone cortex of the upper arms, shoulder girdle, and lower jaw. The disease is accompanied by fever and irritability; ...
- Caffieri family
- family of French sculptors and metalworkers known for their vigorous and original works in the Rococo style.
- Caffieri, Jacques
- (from the article "Caffieri family") The first prominent member of the family in France was Filippo Caffieri (b. 1634, Rome [Italy]-d. Sept. 7, 1716, Paris, Fr.), an Italian-born sculptor in the service of Louis XIV. Filippo's son Jacques (b. Aug. 25, 1678, Paris-d. 1755, Paris) ...
- Caffieri, Jean-Jacques
- (from the article "Caffieri family") Philippe's younger brother, Jean-Jacques Caffieri (b. April 29, 1725, Paris-d. June 21, 1792, Paris), became the most famous sculptor of the family. Jean-Jacques trained under his father and won the Prix de Rome in 1748. He executed many portrait busts ...
- Caffieri, Philippe
- (from the article "Caffieri family") ...Paris-d. 1755, Paris) became a notable metalworker. He completed many works for the palace at Versailles and other royal residences from 1736 up to the time of his death. Both he and his son Philippe (b. 1714, Paris-d. 1774) were ...
- caftan
- man's full-length garment of ancient Mesopotamian origin, worn throughout the Middle East. It is usually made of cotton or silk or a combination of the two. [2 Related Articles]
- CAG trinucleotide repeat
- (from the article "Huntington disease") ...in certain regions of the brain, as well as other tissues of the body. Mutated forms of the HD gene contain abnormally repeated segments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) called CAG trinucleotide repeats. These repeated segments result in ...
- Cagaba
- South American Indian group living on the northern and southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia. Speakers of an Arhuacan language, the Cagaba have lived in this region of steep ravines and narrow valleys for many ... [1 Related Articles]
- Cagayan de Oro
- city, northern Mindanao, southern Philippines. It lies along the Cagayan River near the head of Macajalar Bay. After its establishment as a mission station in the 17th century, it was fortified by the Spaniards. Cagayan de Oro was chartered as ...
- Cagayan River
- longest stream in Luzon, Philippines. It begins its 220-mile (350-kilometre) course in a twisting pattern in the Sierra Madre in northeastern Luzon. It then flows north into a 50-mile- (80-kilometre-) wide fertile valley that is important for the cultivation of ...
- Cagayan Sulu
- island, southwestern Sulu Sea, Philippines. Low-lying and surrounded by 13 small islets and coral reefs, Cagayan Sulu was a centre of pirate activity by Muslims (Moros) in the 19th century. The island (together with Sibutu island) was inadvertently omitted when ...
- cage crinoline
- (from the article "dress") ...was, like its predecessors the farthingale and the hoop, a heavy underskirt reinforced by circular hoops, in this case of whalebone. By 1856 the weight of the petticoats became intolerable, and the cage crinoline was invented. This was a flexible ...
- cage cup
- (from the article "glassware") ...is the Portland vase, in the British Museum, London. The capacity of the Italian glass craftsman to surpass all earlier masters in work of the most complex character is seen in the so-called cage cups (diatreta), on which the design-usually ...
- Cage, John
- American avant-garde composer whose inventive compositions and unorthodox ideas profoundly influenced mid-20th-century music. [10 Related Articles]
- Cage, Nicolas
- American actor, perhaps best known for his performances in action films and large-budget summer blockbusters. He received an Academy Award for his work in Leaving Las Vegas (1995). [1 Related Articles]
- Cagliari
- city, capital of the island regione of Sardinia, Italy. It lies at the northern extremity of the Gulf of Cagliari, on the south coast of the island. Although it was probably occupied in prehistoric times, its foundation is attributed to ...
- Cagliostro, Alessandro, Count di
- charlatan, magician, and adventurer who enjoyed enormous success in Parisian high society in the years preceding the French Revolution. [1 Related Articles]
- Cagney, James
- American actor noted for his versatility in musicals, comedies, and crime dramas. [2 Related Articles]
- Cagniard de La Tour, Charles
- (from the article "siren") ...a piercing sound of definite pitch. Used as a warning signal, it was invented in the late 18th century by the Scottish natural philosopher John Robison. The name was given it by the French engineer Charles Cagniard de La Tour, ...
- Cagnola, Luigi
- (from the article "Western architecture") Neoclassical buildings after 1800 were more numerous, and a few examples illustrate the character and range of the movement. Peter von Nobile's Sant'Antonio, Trieste (1826-49); Luigi Cagnola's Rotunda, Ghisalba (1834); and Giovanni Antonio Selva's Canova Temple, Possagno (1819-33) all took ...
- Cagoule
- (from the article "fascism") ...Barres, a former member of the Faisceau, crossed the channel in 1940 to serve under Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French movement. Eugene Deloncle, one of the leaders of the Cagoule, France's major right-wing terrorist organization of the ...
- Caguas
- town, east-central Puerto Rico. Caguas lies in the fertile Caguas valley, the largest interior valley of the island. It is linked to San Juan, the capital, by a divided highway. Founded in 1775, Caguas derives its name from a local ...
- Caguas Basin
- (from the article "Puerto Rico") ...There is a continuous but narrow lowland along the north coast, where most people live, and smaller bands along the south and west coasts that also include densely populated areas. The Caguas Basin, in the Grande de Loiza River valley ...
- Cahaba
- historic village, Dallas county, southwest-central Alabama, U.S. It lies at the confluence of the Cahaba and Alabama rivers, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Selma. Founded in 1819 as the first capital of Alabama, Cahaba thrived until floods forced the ...
- Cahaba River
- (from the article "Alabama River") ...winds westward to Selma, and then flows southward. Its navigable length is 305 miles (491 km), and the river drains 22,800 square miles (59,050 square km). It receives its chief tributary, the Cahaba, about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of ...
- Cahan, Abraham
- journalist, reformer, and novelist who for more than 40 years served as editor of the New York Yiddish-language daily newspaper the Jewish Daily Forward (Yiddish title Forverts), which helped newly arrived Jewish immigrants adapt to American culture. [2 Related Articles]
- Cahill, Holger
- (from the article "WPA Federal Art Project") ...sponsored a more varied and experimental body of art, and had a far greater influence on subsequent American movements. This was chiefly the result of the leadership of its national director, Holger Cahill, a former museum curator and expert on ...
- Cahill, Joe
- Irish paramilitary organization leader (b. May 19, 1920, Belfast, Ire.-d. July 23, 2004, Belfast, N.Ire.), dedicated his life to the cause of ending British rule in Northern Ireland and reuniting Ireland; in 1969 he helped to establish the Provisional Irish ...
- Cahill, Thaddeus
- (from the article "electronic music") The first major effort to generate musical sounds electrically was carried out over many years by an American, Thaddeus Cahill, who built a formidable assembly of rotary generators and telephone receivers to convert electrical signals into sound. Cahill called his ...
- Cahita
- group of North American Indian tribes that inhabited the northwest coast of Mexico along the lower courses of the Sinaloa, Fuerte, Mayo, and Yaqui rivers. They spoke about 18 closely related dialects of the Cahita language or language grouping, which ...
- Cahita language
- (from the article "Cahita") ...North American Indian tribes that inhabited the northwest coast of Mexico along the lower courses of the Sinaloa, Fuerte, Mayo, and Yaqui rivers. They spoke about 18 closely related dialects of the Cahita language or language grouping, which belongs to ...
- Cahn, Sammy
- American lyricist who, in collaboration with such composers as Saul Chaplin, Jule Styne, and Jimmy Van Heusen, wrote songs that won four Academy Awards and became number one hits for many performers, notably Frank Sinatra. [6 Related Articles]
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