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Henry united it with the French crown. of the enamelers of Limoges. His portraits are especially celebrated. At the commencement of his work copied the engravers very closely. His oldest known work (1532) is a copy of an engraving from Albrecht Dürer. The latest date given for his enamels is 1574. Limoux (lē-mö'). A town in the department of Aude, southern France, situated on the Aude 13 miles south-southwest of Car cas sonne. Pop himself. ulation (1891), commune, 6,371. Limp, Sir Luke. The principal character in Foote's play of "The Lame Lover," played by Limpopo (lim-pō'pō). A river in southern Africa, forming part of the northern boundary of the Transvaal Republic, and flowing into the Indian Ocean near lat. 25° S. Length, estimated, about 900 miles. Also called Bempe , Crocodile River, Ouri , Inhampura , etc. Linacre (lin'a-ker), Thomas. Born probably at Canterbury, England, about 1460: died at London, Oct. 20, 20, 1524. A noted English physician and cla ical scholar, the projector and one of the founders of the College of Physicians in London, and the founder of lectureships at Oxford and Cambridge. He was elected fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, in 1484, and traveled and studied in Italy, taking the degree of M. D. at Padua. He returned to Oxford, and had among his pupils in Greek More and Erasmus. Soon after Henry VIII. came to the throne, Linacre was appointed one of his physicians, and thereafter lived chiefly in London. He received priest's orders in 1520. He published grammatical works and translations, especially of Galen, from Greek into Latin. Linares (lē-nä'res). 1. An interior province of Chile. Area, 3,488 square miles. Population (1891), estimated, 116,656.-2. The capital of the province of Linares, situated 90 miles northeast of Concepcion. Population (1885), 7,711. Linares. A town in the province of Jaen, southern Spain, 29 miles north-northeast of Jaen: probably the ancient Silpia. It is the center of a copper and lead-mining region. Population (1887), 29,692. Linares (lē-nä'res), José Maria. Born at Potosí, July 10, 1810: died at Val para i so, Chile, 1861. A Bolivian statesman. He was minister of the interior under Santa Cruz; president of the senate and acting president of the republic 1848; and in 1857 was elected president. His rule was progre ive, but he was deposed by a revolution Jan., 1861. Lincei (lin-cha'e), The. [Lynxes.'] An Italian academy, founded in the latter part of the 16th century by Frederic Cesi, the son of the Duke of Acqua Sparta. Its special object was the study of Lynxes from their desire to pierce into the depths of truth. science, and its members called themselves the Porta, Galileo, Colonna, and others were members. Lincoln (ling'kon). A maritime county of England, next to Yorkshire the largest in the country. It is bounded by Yorkshire (separated by the Humber) on the north, the North Sea on the east, Norfolk on the southeast, Cambridge and North amp ton on the south, Rutland on the southwest, Leicester and Notts on the west, and Yorkshire on the northwest. The surface is generally level. It is partly occupied by the Fens (drained Lincoln, Fair of in the 17th and 18th centuries); is an important agricultural county; and is noted for the beauty of its parish churches. It formed part of ancient Mercia, later of the Danelagh. Area, 2,646 square miles. Population (1891), 472,878. Lincoln. The capital of Lincoln shire, England, situated on the With am in lat. 53° 14′ N., long. 0° 33′ W.: the Roman Lindum Coloni a, or simply Lindum. The cathedral is a grand building, founded in the 11th century, but rebuilt in the end of the 12th and the first half of the 13th. The exterior is characterized by its 3 square towers-the central tower 262 feet high, and the 2 of the west front 200 feet high. The west front has 3 great arches corresponding to the nave and aisles, around which and in front of the towers is built a wide arcaded screen flanked by turrets. The gable between the towers is very richly ornamented. The portals are Norman. The square east end and the lateral elevations, with their double transepts, are of beautiful Early English. The imposing interior is for the most part Early English. The choir, inclosed by a Decorated screen, is Early English except the 5 easternmost bays (finished 1280), which constitute the celebrated Angel Choir, so called from its sculptured figures of angels. The stalls are of the 14th century. The dimensions of the cathedral are 480 by 80 feet; length of western transepts, 220 feet; height of vaulting, 82. The cloister and chapter-house are of the 13th century. The city contains many medieval buildings of interest. It has some trade and manufactures agricultural implements. It was important in the Roman and Saxon periods, and was a chief town of the Danelagh. Stephen captured its castle, and was defeated near it by partizans of Matilda in 1141. The castle was taken by the barons in 1216, and by the Parliamentarians in 1644. Population (1891), 41,491. Lincoln. A city and the capital of Logan County, central Illinois, 28 miles northeast of Springfield. It is the seat of Lincoln University (Cumber land Presbyterian). Population (1890), 6, 725. Lincoln. The capital of Nebraska and of Lancaster County, situated on Salt Creek, lat. 40° 49′ N., long. 96° 46′ W. It is the seat of the State university; is a railroad center and haptadini 55,154.