The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 17. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's sons, 1884 |
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... century , and many churches . Of the latter the most important is the cathedral , one of the most original and striking structures in Germany , though much disfigured by modern decoration , rebuilt after a fire in the 13th and 14th ...
... century , and many churches . Of the latter the most important is the cathedral , one of the most original and striking structures in Germany , though much disfigured by modern decoration , rebuilt after a fire in the 13th and 14th ...
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... century . These are small reliefs , illustra- tive of the Old and New Testaments , of most graceful design and skilful execution . A growth of branching foliage serves to unite and frame the tiers of subjects . Of a widely different ...
... century . These are small reliefs , illustra- tive of the Old and New Testaments , of most graceful design and skilful execution . A growth of branching foliage serves to unite and frame the tiers of subjects . Of a widely different ...
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... century . Almost peculiar to Spain are a variety of wall - tile the work of Italians in the 16th and 17th centuries . These are effective , though rather coarsely painted , and have a rich yellow as the predominant colour . The Casa de ...
... century . Almost peculiar to Spain are a variety of wall - tile the work of Italians in the 16th and 17th centuries . These are effective , though rather coarsely painted , and have a rich yellow as the predominant colour . The Casa de ...
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... century , and even earlier , stucco wall- reliefs were used with considerable skill and decorative effect in Italy , England , and other Western countries . Per- haps the most graceful examples are the reliefs with which Vasari in the ...
... century , and even earlier , stucco wall- reliefs were used with considerable skill and decorative effect in Italy , England , and other Western countries . Per- haps the most graceful examples are the reliefs with which Vasari in the ...
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... century cloths with stories and batailes , " or " paynted cloths of beyond sea work , " or " of Flaunder's work . " Many good artists working at Ghent and Bruges during the first half of the 15th century produced very fine work of this ...
... century cloths with stories and batailes , " or " paynted cloths of beyond sea work , " or " of Flaunder's work . " Many good artists working at Ghent and Bruges during the first half of the 15th century produced very fine work of this ...
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