Balthus was a French painter who, in the midst of 20th-century avant-gardism, explored the traditional categories of European painting: the landscape, the still life, the subject painting, and the portrait. He is best known for his controversial depictions of adolescent girls. Balthus was born of

John Closterman was a portrait painter who painted in Paris, England, and at the Spanish court. Closterman was the son of an artist, who taught him the elements of painting. In 1679 he went to Paris, where he studied under the Rococo painter Jean-Francois de Troy. In 1681 he moved to England, where

Klosterneuburg, town, northeastern Austria. It lies on the west bank of the Danube River at the foot of the Leopoldsberg (1,394 feet [425 metres]) and at the north edge of the Vienna Woods (Wienerwald), just northwest of Vienna. It was originally the site of a Roman fortress (Asturis). Later, a

Nicholas Of Verdun: Abbey Church of Klosterneuburg, Austria, is his best known work and reveals his absolute mastery of metalworking and the technique of champlevé enamelling, in which compartments hollowed out from a metal base are filled with vitreous enamel. The program of scenes on the altar is…

lokapāla: Virūpākṣa (west).

Kluane National Park and Reserve, vast mountain wilderness with extensive ice fields in southwestern Yukon, northwestern Canada. The park is located about 100 miles (160 km) west of Whitehorse. It borders Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska, U.S., to the west and southwest and

Kluane National Park and Reserve, vast mountain wilderness with extensive ice fields in southwestern Yukon, northwestern Canada. The park is located about 100 miles (160 km) west of Whitehorse. It borders Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska, U.S., to the west and southwest and

Alexander von Kluck was a German general who, in World War I, commanded the 1st Army in the German offensive against Paris at the beginning of the war. Kluck saw service in the Seven Weeks’ War (1866) and in the Franco-German War (1870–71). In 1906 he became a general of infantry and in 1913 an

Alexander von Kluck was a German general who, in World War I, commanded the 1st Army in the German offensive against Paris at the beginning of the war. Kluck saw service in the Seven Weeks’ War (1866) and in the Franco-German War (1870–71). In 1906 he became a general of infantry and in 1913 an

Clyde K.M. Kluckhohn was an American professor of anthropology at Harvard University, who contributed to anthropology in a number of ways: by his ethnographic studies of the Navajo; by his theories of culture, partial-value systems, and cultural patterns; by his intellectual leadership and

Clyde K.M. Kluckhohn was an American professor of anthropology at Harvard University, who contributed to anthropology in a number of ways: by his ethnographic studies of the Navajo; by his theories of culture, partial-value systems, and cultural patterns; by his intellectual leadership and

Carolina Klüft is a Swedish track-and-field athlete who won a gold medal in the heptathlon at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Her father, Johnny Klüft, was a Swedish first-division football (soccer) player, and her mother, Ingalill Ahlm Klüft, was a long jumper. Carolina, the second of four

Carolina Klüft is a Swedish track-and-field athlete who won a gold medal in the heptathlon at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Her father, Johnny Klüft, was a Swedish first-division football (soccer) player, and her mother, Ingalill Ahlm Klüft, was a long jumper. Carolina, the second of four

Carolina Klüft is a Swedish track-and-field athlete who won a gold medal in the heptathlon at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Her father, Johnny Klüft, was a Swedish first-division football (soccer) player, and her mother, Ingalill Ahlm Klüft, was a long jumper. Carolina, the second of four

Aaron Klug was a Lithuanian-born British chemist who was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his investigations of the three-dimensional structure of viruses and other particles that are combinations of nucleic acids and proteins and for the development of crystallographic electron

Clever Hans, a performing horse in Berlin in the late 19th and early 20th centuries celebrated for demonstrating remarkable intelligence. The feats performed by the horse were eventually explained as simple behavioral responses to subtle cues provided (perhaps unintentionally) by his handler. Since

Günther von Kluge was a German field marshal who was one of Adolf Hitler’s ablest commanders on the Eastern Front during World War II. Later he played a vacillating role in the conspiracy of 1944 against the Führer. Of an old aristocratic family, Kluge served in World War I and afterward remained

Günther von Kluge was a German field marshal who was one of Adolf Hitler’s ablest commanders on the Eastern Front during World War II. Later he played a vacillating role in the conspiracy of 1944 against the Führer. Of an old aristocratic family, Kluge served in World War I and afterward remained

Jack Klugman was an American actor who was best known for his work on television, most notably The Odd Couple (1970–75) and Quincy, M.E. (1976–83). Klugman attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), where he studied drama, and he later acted in theatre productions.

Jack Klugman was an American actor who was best known for his work on television, most notably The Odd Couple (1970–75) and Quincy, M.E. (1976–83). Klugman attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), where he studied drama, and he later acted in theatre productions.

Heidi Klum is a German American supermodel, television personality, and businesswoman who hosted Germany’s Next Topmodel and Project Runway. In 1992, while living near Cologne with her father, a cosmetics company executive, and mother, a hairdresser, 18-year-old Klum entered the “Model 92” German

Rosa Bonheur: …met a young American painter, Anna Klumpke, with whom she corresponded for many years. Klumpke eventually traveled to France to paint Bonheur’s portrait, and the two artists remained together at By until Bonheur’s death.

Poland: Sigismund III Vasa: The victory at Klushino in 1610 by Hetman Stanisław Zółkiewski resulted in a Polish occupation of Moscow and the election by Moscow’s boyars of Sigismund’s son Władysław as tsar. Sigismund’s veto wasted this opportunity and instead left a residue of Russian hatred of Poland.

Cincinnati Reds: First World Series victories: …Reds’ few bright spots was Ted (“Big Klu”) Kluszewski, a power-hitting first baseman who famously cut the sleeves off his uniform to free his huge biceps. In 1956 Cincinnati called up outfielder Frank Robinson from the minor leagues, and he quickly became one of the biggest stars in the game.…

Alan J. Pakula: Films of the 1970s: …second directorial effort, the thriller Klute (1971), cemented his reputation as an important director and remained one of his most highly regarded films. Jane Fonda won an Academy Award for best actress for her portrayal of a neurotic prostitute who, against her will, becomes emotionally involved with a reserved detective…

Heinrich Klüver was a German-born U.S. experimental psychologist and neurologist who made many contributions to the understanding of the relationships between the brain and behaviour. His investigations ranged from photographic visual memory in children (1926) and hallucinations induced by

Heinrich Klüver: The Klüver–Bucy syndrome refers to the behavioral and physiological effects following the removal of the temporal lobes (comprising most of the lower cerebrum) from monkey brains.

Yiddish literature: The classic writers: …broadens in Di klyatshe (1873; The Nag), an allegorical novel that compares the Jewish condition in Russia to the lot of a broken-down nag. The mare, unwilling to fight against her tormentors, represents passive Jews who show little interest in efforts at reform. Other elements of the allegory indict the…

klystron, thermionic electron tube that generates or amplifies microwaves by controlling the speed of a stream of electrons. The electrons are originally accelerated to high velocity by a potential of several hundred volts and enter a narrow gap that forms part of a cavity resonator system (see

Klyuchevskaya Volcano, active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, far eastern Russia. It is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world, rising to a height of 15,584 feet (4,750 meters), the highest point on the peninsula. The volcano consists of a truncated cone with a central crater, with

Klyuchevskaya Volcano, active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, far eastern Russia. It is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world, rising to a height of 15,584 feet (4,750 meters), the highest point on the peninsula. The volcano consists of a truncated cone with a central crater, with

Vasily Osipovich Klyuchevsky was a Russian historian whose sociological approach to the study of Russia’s past and lively writing and lecturing style made him one of the foremost scholars of his time. The son of a poor village priest, Klyuchevsky attended a seminary school before transferring to

Ivan Vasilyevich Klyun was a Russian artist and art theorist who was noted for his association with Russian Suprematist Kazimir Malevich and for his formulation of a theory of colour in painting. Klyun was born into a peasant family. As a young man he studied drawing on his own accord while he

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Finance, trade, and services: The national currency, the convertible marka (konvertibilna marka; KM), is pegged to the euro. After the war, fiscal consolidation was strong, and most banks are now privately owned. Foreign direct investment was substantial in the early 21st century, but foreign investors faced serious obstacles, including a complex legal and…

kilometre (km), unit of length equal to 1,000 metres and the equivalent of 0.6214 mile (see metric

Europe: Iron ores: >Kursk region in Russia. High-quality ores (of 60 percent iron), however, have been exhausted or have become expensive to mine. The Kursk Magnetic Anomaly, located in southwestern Russia, has iron-rich quartzites. Sweden is another producer of iron ore, notably in the Kiruna region. Deposits in…

Kmart, American retail chain with a history of marketing general merchandise primarily through discount and variety stores. It is a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded by Sebastian S. Kresge, a traveling hardware salesman, and John G. McCrory, owner of eight general

Kmart, American retail chain with a history of marketing general merchandise primarily through discount and variety stores. It is a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded by Sebastian S. Kresge, a traveling hardware salesman, and John G. McCrory, owner of eight general

Kmart, American retail chain with a history of marketing general merchandise primarily through discount and variety stores. It is a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded by Sebastian S. Kresge, a traveling hardware salesman, and John G. McCrory, owner of eight general

Nationalist Party, political party that governed all or part of mainland China from 1928 to 1949 and subsequently ruled Taiwan under Chiang Kai-shek and his successors for most of the time since then. Originally a revolutionary league working for the overthrow of the Chinese monarchy, the

Ayi Kwei Armah: Novels: His later books include KMT: In the House of Life (2002), about a grieving woman who seeks life’s answers in ancient Egyptian texts, and The Resolutionaries (2013), a satiric work that addresses the predominance of colonial languages in contemporary African writing.

Des Knaben Wunderhorn, (1805–08; German: “The Boy’s Magic Horn”), anthology of German folk songs, subtitled Alte deutsche Lieder (“Old German Songs”), that established its editors, the poet Clemens Brentano and the antiquarian Achim von Arnim (qq.v.), as leaders of the Romantic movement by reviving

Des Knaben Wunderhorn, song cycle by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, composed mostly in the 1890s for solo vocalist with orchestra accompaniment. The words derive from folk roots, but the music is entirely Mahler’s. Years before the Brothers Grimm began to publish the stories they collected,

Zürich: The contemporary city: …of a snowman, and the Knabenschiessen in September, a sharpshooting contest for young people. Along with these traditional festivals, there is the Zürich Carnival (Fasnacht) in late winter and the Street Parade in August, which began in the 1990s and draws thousands of people to dance to techno music.

The Knack…and How to Get It, British romantic comedy film, released in 1965, that was directed by Richard Lester, who was best known for the Beatles’ hit feature films A Hard Day’s Night (1964) and Help! (1965). The movie is a fine example of New Wave influence in British cinema. In the film, Colin

knafeh, traditional Middle Eastern pastry made from phyllo or semolina, layered with soft cheese filling, and covered with a sweet syrup. There are many regional variations of the dessert, which is popular throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and southeastern Europe for its mixture of sweet

Tanaina, a North American Indian people, the only northern Athabaskan-speaking group occupying extensive portions of the seacoast. They lived chiefly in the drainage areas of Cook Inlet and Clark Lake in what is now southern Alaska. Tanaina, meaning “the people,” was their own name for themselves;

Seaman Asahel Knapp was an American agriculturist who originated the method in which an expert demonstrates, farm by farm, new agricultural discoveries and technologies. Knapp graduated (1856) from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., and taught school for several years. In 1866 he moved to Iowa,

knight: …(literally “lordling”), or varlet, or valet (German: Knappe), until he followed his patron on a campaign as his shield bearer, écuyer, or esquire, or as the bearer of his weapons (armiger). When he was adjudged proficient and the money was forthcoming for the purchase of his knightly equipment, he would…

Hans Knappertsbusch was a German orchestral and opera director best remembered for his interpretations of the music of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. At his family’s urging, Knappertsbusch studied philosophy at the University of Bonn. However, he also pursued his interest in music and in 1908

Sweden: The early Vasa kings (1523–1611): …conflict that ended with the Peace of Knäred in 1613. By the terms of the peace, Sweden had to renounce its claim on the territories in the far north of Scandinavia and pay a new large ransom for the fortress of Älvsborg, taken by the Danes during the war. Charles…

Knaresborough, town (parish), Harrogate borough, administrative county of North Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, northern England. It lies on the left bank of the River Nidd where the river has cut a deep gorge in limestone. Knaresborough Castle was founded there in 1070 but was destroyed

Cicero: …was employed as valet to Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen, British ambassador to neutral Turkey from 1939. He photographed secret documents from the embassy safe and turned the films over to the former German chancellor Franz von Papen, at that time German ambassador in Ankara. For this service the Hitler government…

Karl Ove Knausgaard is a Norwegian writer whose six-volume autobiographical novel, Min kamp (2009–11; My Struggle, 2012–18), proved to be a runaway best seller in Norway and also captivated a large and growing number of English-language readers. Some consider him the greatest Norwegian writer since

Karl Ove Knausgaard is a Norwegian writer whose six-volume autobiographical novel, Min kamp (2009–11; My Struggle, 2012–18), proved to be a runaway best seller in Norway and also captivated a large and growing number of English-language readers. Some consider him the greatest Norwegian writer since

Melania Trump is a Slovenian American former fashion model who served as first lady of the United States during the administrations (2017–21; 2025– ) of her husband, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th U.S. president. Melania Trump is only the second foreign-born first lady, after Louisa Adams.

all fours: …owes its modern name of jack to this game. Originally, all fours was regarded as a lower-class game—it was much played by African Americans on slave plantations—but in the 19th century it broadened its social horizons and gave rise to more-elaborate games such as cinch (see below), pitch, smear, and…

cribbage: The cut and the deal: …of that suit—formerly called “knave noddy,” an unmistakable link with the earlier game—is worth one point to the holder for “his nob” but is not scored until later. This is followed by the two stages of scoring, the play and the showing.

Jack of Diamonds, group of artists founded in Moscow in 1910 whose members were for the next few years the leading exponents of avant-garde art in Russia. The group’s first exhibition, held in December 1910, included works by the French Cubists Albert Gleizes, Henri Le Fauconnier, and André Lhote;

Melania Trump is a Slovenian American former fashion model who served as first lady of the United States during the administrations (2017–21; 2025– ) of her husband, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th U.S. president. Melania Trump is only the second foreign-born first lady, after Louisa Adams.

food processor: …variety of food-preparation functions including kneading, chopping, blending, and pulverizing.

Karl Ludwig von Knebel was a German poet who was a close friend of J.W. von Goethe and was one of the most talented of the Weimar circle of Neoclassicists. After serving in the Prussian army, Knebel became tutor to Prince Konstantine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. While traveling with the prince and his

olivine: Chemical composition: …intermediate in the series is knebelite (FeMnSiO4). Tephroite and knebelite come from manganese and iron ore deposits, from metamorphosed manganese-rich sedimentary rocks, and from slags.

Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton was a British politician, poet, and critic, chiefly remembered, however, as a prolific novelist. His books, though dated, remain immensely readable, and his experiences lend his work an unusual historical interest. Bulwer-Lytton was the youngest

Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st earl of Lytton was a British diplomat and viceroy of India (1876–80) who also achieved, during his lifetime, a reputation as a poet. Lytton, son of the 1st Baron Lytton, began his diplomatic career as unpaid attaché to his uncle Sir Henry Bulwer, then minister at

Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd earl of Lytton was a British governor of Bengal (1922–27) and chairman of the League of Nations mission to Manchuria, which produced the so-called Lytton Report (1932), condemning Japan’s aggression there. (See Lytton Commission.) Bulwer-Lytton was

St. Nicholas Day: Traditions: In Germany, Knecht Ruprecht serves as St. Nicholas’s servant and gives children who do not know their prayers sticks, stones, or coal. The terrifying devil-like Krampus is common in many central European counties and carries chains, bells, and sometimes a large basket with which to threaten naughty…

bald cypress: Physical description: …conical woody projections called “knees” above the waterline. These structures are pneumatophores that help oxygenate the roots and may provide support in the soft, muddy soil.

knee, hinge joint that is formed by the meeting of the thigh bone (femur) and the larger bone (tibia) of the lower leg. The knee is the largest joint in the body and has to sustain the greatest stresses, since it supports the entire weight of the body above it. The rounded ends, or condyles, of the

knee injuries, the common afflictions of the knee, a relatively fragile joint, as it is exposed to stress in daily activities and sports. Tearing of cartilages or menisci (crescent-shaped disks of cartilage found between the bones) occurs when the knee receives a blow to the side while the leg is

knee injuries, the common afflictions of the knee, a relatively fragile joint, as it is exposed to stress in daily activities and sports. Tearing of cartilages or menisci (crescent-shaped disks of cartilage found between the bones) occurs when the knee receives a blow to the side while the leg is

osteoarthritis: …procedures such as hip or knee replacement or joint debridement (the removal of unhealthy tissue) may be necessary to relieve more severe pain and improve joint function. Injections of a joint lubricant consisting of hyaluronic acid, a substance normally found in synovial fluid, can help relieve pain and joint stiffness…

pneumatophore, specialized lateral root that grows upward from the primary root system of certain wetland trees and shrubs and protrudes above surrounding mud or water to promote oxygen intake and gas exchange. These structures are perforated with small openings called lenticels, which allow air to

knee-jerk reflex, sudden kicking movement of the lower leg in response to a sharp tap on the patellar tendon, which lies just below the kneecap. One of the several positions that a subject may take for the test is to sit with knees bent and with one leg crossed over the other so that the upper foot

knee: …the femur; the kneecap, or patella, rests upon the ends of the femur and serves to prevent the tibia from moving too far forward when the leg is bent. The articulating (meeting) surfaces of the femur and tibia condyles are very smooth and are separated by a slight gap.

desk: The kneehole desk was developed in England in the early 18th century. Its top was supported by two banks of cupboards, or drawers, separated by a space for the legs of the person seated at the desk. Larger versions—known as library tables or partners’ desks—enabled two…

religious symbolism and iconography: Gestural and physical movements: …of the heavenly gods; by kneeling, the realm of the underworld. This apparently was the original meaning of kneeling before it became an expression of humility. The bow as an intimated genuflection generally indicates respect. The kiss and the embrace—and sometimes also the actions of breathing or spitting upon someone…

Wilhelm Lehmbruck: …powerful with sculptures such as Kneeling Woman (1911). The harmonious repose of this figure’s angular, elongated limbs and her melancholy facial expression suggest a resigned pessimism, an attitude that characterizes Lehmbruck’s mature works.

Joan Bocher was an English Anabaptist burned at the stake for heresy during the reign of the Protestant Edward VI. Bocher first came to notice about 1540, during the reign of Henry VIII, when she began distributing among ladies of the court William Tyndale’s forbidden translation of the New

Sir Godfrey Kneller, Baronet was a painter who became the leading Baroque portraitist in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Kneller studied in Amsterdam under Ferdinand Bol, one of Rembrandt’s pupils, before going to Italy in 1672. His Elijah of that year gives evidence of a

Kneset ha-Gedola, (“Men of the Great Assembly”), assembly of Jewish religious leaders who, after returning (539 bc) to their homeland from the Babylonian Exile, initiated a new era in the history of Judaism. The assembly dates from the Persian period, of which very little factual history is known.

Knesset, unicameral parliament of Israel and supreme authority of that state. On February 16, 1949, the Constituent Assembly—elected in January of that year to prepare the country’s constitution—ratified the Transition Law and reconstituted itself as the First Knesset. On the same day, Chaim

Serbia: Conquest by the Ottoman Turks: Led by the Serb knez, or prince, Lazar Hrebeljanović (he did not claim Dušan’s imperial title), a combined army of Serbs, Albanians, and Hungarians met Murad’s forces in battle. On St. Vitus’s Day (Vidovdan), June 28 (June 15, Old Style), 1389, at Kosovo Polje, the Serbs and their allies…

Potemkin (Russian battleship), Russian battleship built for the Black Sea fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy. It is best remembered for a 1905 mutiny by its sailors, one of the events of the Russian Revolution in the same year. The mutineers took the ship to Odesa, Ukraine, but the mutiny

Franciszek Dionizy Kniaźnin was a Polish poet, playwright, and translator, a court poet of the princely Czartoryski family. Kniaźnin was educated in a Jesuit college and entered the noviate. When the order was disbanded, he was attached in 1783 to the Czartoryskis, for whom he produced lyric

Franciszek Dionizy Kniaźnin was a Polish poet, playwright, and translator, a court poet of the princely Czartoryski family. Kniaźnin was educated in a Jesuit college and entered the noviate. When the order was disbanded, he was attached in 1783 to the Czartoryskis, for whom he produced lyric

air warfare: Strategic bombing: …Luftwaffe used a system called Knickebein, in which bombers followed one radio beam broadcast from ground stations on the continent until that beam was intersected by another beam at a point over the target. Lead bombers dropped incendiary bombs, which set fires that guided other bombers carrying high explosives as…

Kurt Weill: His operetta Knickerbocker Holiday appeared in 1938 with a libretto by Maxwell Anderson, followed by the musical play Lady in the Dark (1941; libretto and lyrics by Moss Hart and Ira Gershwin), the musical comedy One Touch of Venus (1943; with S.J.

Knickerbocker school, group of writers active in and around New York City during the first half of the 19th century. Taking its name from Washington Irving’s Knickerbocker’s History of New York (1809), the group, whose affiliation was more a regional than an aesthetic matter, sought to promote a

Cholly Knickerbocker, pseudonym of a series of society and gossip columnists, especially those who wrote for the New York American and its successor, the New York Journal-American. The first journalist to write under the byline of Cholly Knickerbocker was John W. Keller, in a society column for the

Diedrich Knickerbocker, persona invented by American writer Washington Irving to narrate the burlesque A History of New York (1809). An eccentric 25-year-old scholar, Knickerbocker relates this comic history of Dutch settlers in the American colony of New Amsterdam, satirizing Dutch-American

dress: The 19th century: …consisting of Norfolk jacket and knickerbockers became popular. The name was taken from the nom de plume Diedrich Knickerbocker, which was adopted by Washington Irving for the comic history of New York that he wrote in 1809. In Irving’s history, the Knickerbockers were a family of Dutch settlers in 17th-century…

social science: Economics: …figures as Wilhelm Roscher and Karl Knies in Germany tended to dismiss the assumptions of timelessness and universality regarding economic behaviour that were axiomatic among the German followers of Smith, and they strongly insisted upon the developmental character of capitalism, evolving in a long series of stages from other types…

Evel Knievel was an American motorcycle daredevil who captivated audiences with his death-defying stunts. As a youth, Knievel was often jailed for stealing hubcaps and motorcycles, including a Harley-Davidson motorcycle at age 13. His brushes with the law led to a popular belief that the police

Evel Knievel was an American motorcycle daredevil who captivated audiences with his death-defying stunts. As a youth, Knievel was often jailed for stealing hubcaps and motorcycles, including a Harley-Davidson motorcycle at age 13. His brushes with the law led to a popular belief that the police

knife, tool or implement for cutting, the blade being either fixed to the handle or fastened with a hinge so as to clasp into it. Knives form the largest class of cutting implements known collectively as cutlery. Cutting tools and weapons used for hunting and defense were first made from stones and

Jo Nesbø: Harry Hole books: …12th Hole book, Kniv (Knife), was published in 2019. It was followed in 2023 by Blodmåne (“Blood Moon”;Killing Moon), in which Hole tracks a serial killer who targets young women in Oslo.

knife case, leather or wooden container for cutlery, placed in pairs on a sideboard or buffet in the dining room. The knife case first appeared in the 17th century and was originally covered with leather and elaborate gilt. Typically, it was a box with a serpentine front and sloping lid, the

dermatome: Knife dermatomes, which are handheld instruments, require a high degree of technical skill and may not produce consistent results. Drum dermatomes are cylindrical in shape and have an oscillating blade that is operated manually. A special adhesive material applied to the drum determines the thickness,…

Joan Plowright: Film and TV: …a cameo in the thriller Knife Edge (2009), which was her last feature film. She subsequently retired from acting because of macular degeneration, which ultimately led to a loss of eyesight.