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Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture
On this website you can find a definition and a picture of a barrel vault and tunnel vault.
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University of Pittsburgh: Glossary of Modern Dance
Glossary of terms, concepts and performers compiled as an adjunct to a university course about the beginnings of modern dance in the United States.
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U. Of Pittsburgh: "The Skeleton in Armor" Text & Notes
From the Norse Ballads of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow website at the University of Pittsburgh, this web page contains the text of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "The Skeleton in Armor" and editor's in-text notes. Also includes...
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Nasreddin Hodja Tales of the Turkish Trickster
Known throughout the Islamic world, Nasreddin tales feature a wise man with a biting wit and more than one trick or lesson up his sleeve. Learn about him on this site and read a selection of short tales, anecdotes, and jokes.
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University of Pittsburgh: Neo Classicism to Romanticism
This resource provides an interesting chart that compares and contrasts the differing styles of both Neo-Classicism and Romanticism.
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Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania Labor Legacy: Great Railroad Stike of 1877
See a list of the pictures of places burned in the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and view pictures taken at that time.
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University of Pittsburgh: All About Beer: History of Beer: Medieval Times
A brief description of the role beer played in medieval times.