The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 17. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1884 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 34
Page 9
... Naples , where the audience , attributing his power to the magical effect of a ring , insisted upon its removal from his finger . Returning to Rome towards the end of June , he was invested by the pope with the order of " The Golden ...
... Naples , where the audience , attributing his power to the magical effect of a ring , insisted upon its removal from his finger . Returning to Rome towards the end of June , he was invested by the pope with the order of " The Golden ...
Page 40
... Naples museum , are some small paintings , one of girls playing with dice , another of Theseus and the Minotaur . These are painted with miniature - like delicacy on the bare surface of marble slabs ; they are almost mono- chromatic ...
... Naples museum , are some small paintings , one of girls playing with dice , another of Theseus and the Minotaur . These are painted with miniature - like delicacy on the bare surface of marble slabs ; they are almost mono- chromatic ...
Page 42
... Naples Museum . Pompeii represent historical subjects ; one has the scene of Masinissa and Sophonisba before Scipio , and another of a riot between the people of Pompeii and Nocera , which happened 59 A.D. Mythological scenes , chiefly ...
... Naples Museum . Pompeii represent historical subjects ; one has the scene of Masinissa and Sophonisba before Scipio , and another of a riot between the people of Pompeii and Nocera , which happened 59 A.D. Mythological scenes , chiefly ...
Page 43
... Naples . They are of great value , both as an important link in the history of art and also as throwing considerable light on the mental state of the early Christians , which was distinctly influenced by the older faith . Thus in the ...
... Naples . They are of great value , both as an important link in the history of art and also as throwing considerable light on the mental state of the early Christians , which was distinctly influenced by the older faith . Thus in the ...
Page 48
... Naples and a celebrated French cavalry leader , was , according to most accounts , the younger son of an innkeeper at Bastide For- tunière in the department of Lot , France , and was born in 1768 , but by his own account his father was ...
... Naples and a celebrated French cavalry leader , was , according to most accounts , the younger son of an innkeeper at Bastide For- tunière in the department of Lot , France , and was born in 1768 , but by his own account his father was ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
16th century Almanac altitude ancient angle animals antheridia appears archegonium army Austria became body Bonaparte British called cells centre century character chief church coast colour command consists Cronus death debt Demeter distance district Dynasty early effect Egyptian Eleusis England English feet fleet France French Germany gods Government Greek guns important India island Italy John Napier king known later latitude less Liverworts logarithms longitude means ment meridian miles military Mozart Müller mummies Myriapoda mysticism myths Napier Naples Napoleon Narses natural naval navigation navy notes officers oosphere opera original painted Paris passed Pausanias period population portion possession principal produced protonema published represented Roman royal Russia sail savage ships side Spain species spores sporogonium star stomata style thallus tion town ventral vessels walls whole Zeus