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Angelico
Italian painter and Dominican friar active in Florence. He entered the convent of San Domenico at Fiesole sometime between 1417 and 1425 and began his artistic career by painting illuminated manuscripts and altarpieces. He was influenced by Masaccio's use of architectural perspective. Among his earliest masterpieces is a large triptych, the Linaiuoli Altarpiece (1433-36), executed for the linen merchants' guild; it is enclosed in a marble shrine designed by L. Ghiberti. His most notable works are frescoes at the convent of San Marco, Florence (c.1440-45), and in the chapel of Pope Nicholas V in the Vatican (c.1448-49). One of the outstanding fresco painters of the 15th cent., he influenced such masters as Fra F. Lippi; B. Gozzoli was among his students.


aegirine
Pyroxene mineral, sodium and iron silicate (NaFe+3Si2O6), commonly found in alkaline igneous rocks, particularly in syenites (composed of an alkali feldspar and a ferromagnesian mineral) and syenite pegmatites. It also occurs in schists. Aegirine is generally dark green to greenish black.


angel
Primarily in Western religions, any of numerous benevolent spiritual beings who mediate between heaven and earth. They often serve as messengers or servants of God or as guardians of an individual or nation. In Zoroastrianism, the amesha spenta are arranged in a hierarchy of seven. Judaism and Christianity base their notion of angels on Old Testament references to divine servants and to the heavenly hosts. Two archangels (Michael and Gabriel) are mentioned in the Old Testament and two others (Raphael and Uriel) in the Apocrypha. Islam's hierarchy of angels descends from the four throne bearers of Allah to the cherubim who praise Allah, the four archangels, and lesser angels such as the hafazeh (guardian angels). See also cherub, seraph.


Angelou
U.S. poet. Born in St. Louis, she was raped at age 8 and went through a period of muteness. Her varied jobs before she became a writer included waitress, prostitute, cook, dancer, and actress. Her autobiographical works, which explore themes of economic, racial, and sexual oppression, include I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970), The Heart of a Woman (1981), and All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986). Her poetry collections include Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971), And Still I Rise (1978), and I Shall Not Be Moved (1990). Her recitation of a poem she wrote for W. Clinton's first inauguration (1993) brought her widespread fame.


angle
In geometry, a pair of rays (see line) sharing a common endpoint (the vertex). An angle may be thought of as the rotation of a single ray from an initial to a terminal position. Clockwise rotation is considered negative and counterclockwise rotation positive. Either may be measured in degrees (one full rotation = 360\u00b0 ) or radians (one full rotation 2p rad). A 90\u00b0 angle is called a ...

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