Word: crowns
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...swing, was a leading amateur himself. He played in the 1921 British amateur in a field which included a contingent of eight Americans, one of whom was Bobby Jones. The British, who still dominated the game, were afraid one of the fine, young American golfers would snatch the AMateur crown...
STAINED GLASS. Photographs by Sonia Halliday and Laura Lushington. 207 pages. Crown. $39.95. The authors traveled throughout Europe selecting and photographing the world's finest examples of sacred and profane stained glass. The result is a comprehensive guide, from the llth century Old Testament windows in Augsburg Cathedral to the 20th century revival of the craft as seen in modern churches as well as the temples of commerce and art. The text and layout by Lawrence Lee, George Seddon and Francis Stephens provide a rich historical context; a final illustrated chapter explains the methods of stained-glass artisans...
Bruno, that bundling bastion of gentlemanly grappling, revealed in a candid expose in Ft. Worth last Tuesday that when he finally throws in the crown and hangs up his multidimensional belt of heroes (for you newlyweds, his men's Worldwide Heavyweight title (he too will take the plunge, scalpelwise...
Karmapa will publicly perform the ancient ceremony of the Vajra Crown, a sacred Buddhist rite, in Boston on December 9. Only Karmapa is permitted to perform the rite, which his followers say "transmits directly to the audience the energy and intelligence of the Karmapa's awakened state of mind...
...coup for his company and acquire a direct pipeline to Britain's ruling elite. Founded in 1791, the Observer has published some well-known British writers -George Orwell, Arnold Toynbee and, posthumously, Evelyn Waugh-and taken a few risks along the way. The paper was persecuted by the Crown for reporting the secret trial of the Cato Street conspirators in 1820, and alienated many readers by denouncing the British invasion of Suez...