The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideA. et C. Black, 1879 - 856 pages |
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... probably 1308. In the original cathedral of St Peter in Rome , he also executed the mosaics of the choir , and those of the front , representing on a colossal scale God the Father , with many other figures ; likewise an altarpiece in ...
... probably 1308. In the original cathedral of St Peter in Rome , he also executed the mosaics of the choir , and those of the front , representing on a colossal scale God the Father , with many other figures ; likewise an altarpiece in ...
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... probably Gaius lived in some provincial town , and hence we find no contemporary notices of his life or works . After his death , however , his writings were recognized as of great authority , and the emperor Besides the Institutes ...
... probably Gaius lived in some provincial town , and hence we find no contemporary notices of his life or works . After his death , however , his writings were recognized as of great authority , and the emperor Besides the Institutes ...
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... probably be intensified and extended rather than course of construction for some time , and it is also proposed diminished either in area or in amount ; and already in the to connect Lugo with Astorga . Galicia has 10 cities and time of ...
... probably be intensified and extended rather than course of construction for some time , and it is also proposed diminished either in area or in amount ; and already in the to connect Lugo with Astorga . Galicia has 10 cities and time of ...
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... probably accompanied by extensive volcanic eruptions from three centres east , west , and north of the lake . The district has always been liable to volcanic disturbance and to earthquakes . In 1837 Safed and Tiberias were destroyed by ...
... probably accompanied by extensive volcanic eruptions from three centres east , west , and north of the lake . The district has always been liable to volcanic disturbance and to earthquakes . In 1837 Safed and Tiberias were destroyed by ...
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... Probably no institution exercised a greater influence in mould- ing the national character , and producing that unique type of physical and intellectual beauty which we see reflected in Greek art and literature , than the public ...
... Probably no institution exercised a greater influence in mould- ing the national character , and producing that unique type of physical and intellectual beauty which we see reflected in Greek art and literature , than the public ...
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