Word: 12th
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...rock concert give rise to a feeling of togetherness and a solid sense of belonging. The effectiveness of the rock event, of course, is highly dependent on the abilities of the bands involved, and few bands were ever better on stage than the Grateful Dead, now in their 12th year on the musical scene...
From the 7th through 12th centuries, medieval Spain, isolated on the Iberian peninsula, developed an artistic tradition distinct from the rest of Europe's. Visigoth and Muslim influences brought a pagan exoticism to Spain's Christian art, particularly in illuminated manuscripts. Early Spanish Manuscript Illumination by John Williams (Braziller; 119 pages; $19.95 hardcover, $9.95 paper) provides illuminations of its own, offering plates from such works as the Beatus Commentary on the Book of Revelation that dazzle the reader with apocalyptic visions of weeping angels and rapacious beasts, saints and sinners, heaven and hell...
...have been the product of Irish scribes working in a community vulnerable to the marauding Norsemen on the far, cold Isle of lona. Describing a now lost manuscript whose splendor probably approached that of the Book of Kells, Giraldus Cambrensis, a 12th century scholar, declared: "You will make out intricacies so delicate and subtle, so exact and compact, so full of knots and links, with colors so fresh and vivid, that you might say that all this was the work of an angel, and not of a man." The Book of Kells is and no doubt always will...
...first, the report in The Boston Globe that Vellucci took an unauthorized leave of absence from his state tax department job appeared to deal a serious blow to his chances of winning a 12th consecutive term on the City Council. The Globe's "Spotlight Team" of reporters trailed Vellucci for a day and reported he was actually showing visitors around Cambridge, although he previously said he would be in Everett on state business. The report prompted Vellucci to resign the job with what appeared a weak protestation of innocence. A departmental investigation followed, resulting last week in the five...
This game offered everything baseball can: solid pitching, good batting, fine fielding and just a dash of excitement. Only Rick Rhoden, the Dodgers' fifth pitcher of the night, never did anything right. Rhoden faced just three men in the 12th inning, retired none and was saddled with the loss...