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The following is a sample from the cento Sacra Aeneis (1618), by Etienne de Pleure, on the adoration of the Magi.The lines of Vergil used, from his Aeneid and Georgics, are indicated on the left (e.g. 6.255 points to book 6, line 255); or, if changed in the middle of a line, an asterisk separates the new quotation with its source indicated on the right.
Cento Vergilianus de laudibus Christi (Latin: [ˈkɛntoː wɛrɡɪlɪˈaːnʊs deː ˈlau̯dɪbʊs ˈkʰriːstiː]; A Virgilian Cento Concerning the Glory of Christ) [nb 1] is a Latin poem arranged by Faltonia Betitia Proba (c. AD 352–384) after her conversion to Christianity.
Black and White is a 1990 postmodern children's picture book by David Macaulay. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company , it received mixed reviews upon its release. It was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1991.
List of paintings created during 1858–1871 1872–1878 1878–1881 1881–1883 1884 1884–1888 1888 1888–1898 1899–1904 1900–1926 This is a list of works by Claude Monet (1840–1926), including all the extant finished paintings but excluding the Water Lilies, which can be found here, and preparatory black and white sketches. Monet was a founder of French impressionist painting, and ...
Poetical Sketches is the first collection of poetry and prose by William Blake, written between 1769 and 1777. Forty copies were printed in 1783 with the help of Blake's friends, the artist John Flaxman and the Reverend Anthony Stephen Mathew , at the request of his wife Harriet Mathew .
The first poem, now lost, is called Constantini bellum adversus Magnentium (The War of Constantine against Magnentius) by the Codex Mutinensis.It dealt with the war between Roman Emperor Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius.
While he mostly focused on poetry for adults, Hughes wrote a book of poems called The Dream Keeper specifically for children. [1] Geisel at work on a drawing of the Grinch for How the Grinch Stole Christmas! in 1957. Children's poetry in the mid-20th century was dominated by Theodor Geisel, otherwise known as Doctor Seuss. Dr.
Cento may refer to: The Italian word for "hundred", which is used in compound words as a designation for centuries in Italian culture: Duecento (1200s) [13th century] Trecento (1300s) [in English, the 14th century] Quattrocento (1400s) [15th century] Cinquecento (1500s) [16th century] Seicento (1600s) [17th century] Settecento (1700s) [18th ...