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Essene
Member of a Jewish sect active in Palestine from the 2nd cent. BC to the 1st cent. AD. The Essenes formed small monastic communities whose members strictly observed the laws of Moses and the Sabbath and held their property in common. They withdrew from society, avoiding temple worship in Jerusalem and supporting themselves by manual labor. They usually excluded women. It is likely that the Dead Sea Scrolls were composed, copied, or collected by the Essenes.


Massenet
French composer. He attended the Paris Conservatoire from 1851. When his family left Paris in 1854, he ran away to continue his studies, playing piano and drums and teaching to support himself. His hard work paid off when he won the Prix de Rome in 1863, and he began writing operas in 1867. His reputation was established with his oratorio Marie-Magdeleine (1873), and his Le roi de Lahore was performed at the Paris Opé ra in 1877. There followed the series of successes for which he is chiefly known, incl. Hé rodiade (1881), Manon (1884), Le Cid (1885), Esclarmonde (1889), Werther (1892), and Thaï s (1894).


Messene
Ancient city, SW Peloponnese, Greece, located north of the modern city of the same name. Founded c.369 BC as the site of the new capital of Messenia, it formed a strategic barrier against Sparta, along with Megalopolis, Mantinea, and Argos. It survived several Macedonian and Spartan sieges but fell to Philip II of Macedonia in 338 BC. Nothing is known of its history after the 2nd cent. BC.


Riesener
French cabinetmaker. Son of an usher in the law courts of the elector of Cologne, he joined a workshop in Paris and became its head when his master died. In 1774 he was made royal cabinetmaker and from then on was the regular supplier of furniture to Marie Antoinette. His preferred wood was mahogany; occasionally he used lacquer and mother-of-pearl to enrich his surfaces. His furniture exemplified Louis XVI style.

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