The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1902 |
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Page xviii
... land were connoisseurs of art as well as patrons of literature ; and the art treasures of their palaces certainly form the most striking , if not the most important , part of the mementoes they have left to us . The more closely these ...
... land were connoisseurs of art as well as patrons of literature ; and the art treasures of their palaces certainly form the most striking , if not the most important , part of the mementoes they have left to us . The more closely these ...
Page xix
... land to see these sculptures from the palace of the old Assyrian king . Still , though these bas - reliefs have intrinsic merits as works of art , their chief value is for what they teach regarding the evolution of art in the world ...
... land to see these sculptures from the palace of the old Assyrian king . Still , though these bas - reliefs have intrinsic merits as works of art , their chief value is for what they teach regarding the evolution of art in the world ...
Page xxi
... land in the down - town district , the erection of very high buildings for business purposes has become imperative . The highest is the Masonic temple , which has 22 storeys , with a total height of 302 feet . The Monad- nock , an ...
... land in the down - town district , the erection of very high buildings for business purposes has become imperative . The highest is the Masonic temple , which has 22 storeys , with a total height of 302 feet . The Monad- nock , an ...
Page 4
... LAND N E TURNER PARK WLETT BOHEMIAN CONITORY HAPTE CRACK LAND HUBLOT Thatchers Park LINCON MONUMEN HARLDA FOR PATV VALORIM RIVERSIDE SLAFIELD P A L HOSPITAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS BRIDGEPORT TARDS CHICAGO IN UNION BELLEVILLE TRANS LWAY TARDS ...
... LAND N E TURNER PARK WLETT BOHEMIAN CONITORY HAPTE CRACK LAND HUBLOT Thatchers Park LINCON MONUMEN HARLDA FOR PATV VALORIM RIVERSIDE SLAFIELD P A L HOSPITAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS BRIDGEPORT TARDS CHICAGO IN UNION BELLEVILLE TRANS LWAY TARDS ...
Page 11
... land has recently fallen , several estates having been sold at 40 per cent . of their nominal value , while large arrears of interest ( probably not less than 3,000,000 pesos , or £ 225,000 ) are due to the banks , the condition of ...
... land has recently fallen , several estates having been sold at 40 per cent . of their nominal value , while large arrears of interest ( probably not less than 3,000,000 pesos , or £ 225,000 ) are due to the banks , the condition of ...
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