List of One Thousand and One Nights characters — This is a list of characters within the medieval collection of Middle Eastern folk tales One Thousand and One Nights. An artistic expression of a city from the One Thousand and One Nights. Contents … Wikipedia
Nellie Farren — (1848 – 29 April 1904) was an English actress and singer best known for her roles as the principal boy in musical burlesques at the Gaiety Theatre. Born into a theatrical family, Farren began acting as a child. She made her professional adult… … Wikipedia
Badoura — Badoura, a Chinese princess; is the heroine of the story of Camaralzaman and Badoura in the Arabian Nights, described as reputedly the most beautiful woman ever seen upon earth … Wikipedia
James — (engl., spr. Dschehms), 1) so v.w. Jakob; 2) Robert, geb. 1703 zu Kinverston in der Grafschaft Stafford in England; prakticirte als Arzt in. Sheffield, Lichtfield, Birmingham u. London u. st. 1776; bekannt durch sein Fiebermittel: Jamespulver… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Cosmo Armstrong — (fl. 1800–1836), was an English line engraver. Armstrong was a pupil of Thomas Milton, the landscape engraver. He was a governor of the Society of Engravers, and he exhibited with the Associated Engravers in 1821. He engraved some plates for… … Wikipedia
aventurine — [ avɑ̃tyrin ] n. f. • av. 1680; de aventure, un ouvrier ayant laissé tomber par aventure de la limaille dans une matière vitreuse en fusion ♦ Minér. Variété de quartz translucide à inclusions de mica. « cet œil gauche, pareil à une bille d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
céder — [ sede ] v. <conjug. : 6> • 1377; lat. cedere « s en aller » I ♦ V. tr. 1 ♦ Abandonner, laisser à qqn. ⇒ concéder, donner, livrer, passer, pop. refiler, transmettre. Céder sa place, son tour à qqn. Céder un objet auquel on tient. Loc. Céder … Encyclopédie Universelle