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  • 41Religious symbolism in the United States military — Insignias (left to right) for Christian, Muslim and Jewish chaplains are shown on the uniforms of three U.S. Navy chaplains, 1998. (These were the only insignias in use at that time.) Religious symbolism in the United States military includes the …

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  • 42Name of the Philippines — For description, see Philippines. The Coat of arms of the Philippines showing the official name of the state in Filipino, one of its two official languages. The name of the Philippines (Filipino/Tagalog: Pilipinas …

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  • 43heraldry — heraldist, n. /her euhl dree/, n., pl. heraldries. 1. the science of armorial bearings. 2. the art of blazoning armorial bearings, of settling the rights of persons to bear arms or to use certain bearings, of tracing and recording genealogies, of …

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  • 44heraldry — n. Blazonry, emblazonry, the heraldic art, the herald s art …

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  • 45Heraldry — The German Hyghalmen Roll was made in the late fifteenth century and illustrates the German practice of repeating themes from the arms in the crest. (See Roll of arms) Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning …

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  • 46Fleur-de-lis — The fleur de lys (or fleur de lis, plural: fleurs de lis; pronEng|ˌfləː(r)dəˈliː (Pronounced|ˌfləː(r)dəˈlɪs in Quebec), translated from French as lily flower ) is a stylized design of either an iris or a lily that is now used purely decoratively… …

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  • 47Crown (headgear) — The Imperial State Crown of Great Britain, Tower of London. It incorporates the Black Prince s Ruby , a 140 ct. Badakhshan spinel. This image of the crown was taken prior to the 1953 coronation, when the crown was modified for Queen Elizabeth II …

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  • 48Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power (Cortona) — The fresco of the Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power [ [http://depts.washington.edu/findrome/images/imagefiles/fresco/divine.html Image Files Frescos ] ] is a masterpiece of Pietro da Cortona, filling the large ceiling of the grand …

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  • 49painting, 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 …

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  • 50Cathedral of Toledo — The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo, also called Primate Cathedral of Toledo, is a church in Spain. The seat of the Archdiocese of Toledo, it is one of the three 13th century High Gothic cathedrals in Spain and is considered to be the magnum… …

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