The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 17. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's sons, 1884 |
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... period from the death of William the Silent in 1584 to shortly after the destruction of the Armada , by which the Spanish project for subjugating England and reconquering the Netherlands was finally defeated . This work , which was on a ...
... period from the death of William the Silent in 1584 to shortly after the destruction of the Armada , by which the Spanish project for subjugating England and reconquering the Netherlands was finally defeated . This work , which was on a ...
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... period varying from 3000 to 10,000 years , during which the intelligence wandered , luminous , through space , while the soul performed a painful pro- bationary pilgrimage through the mysterious under - world . The body , in order that ...
... period varying from 3000 to 10,000 years , during which the intelligence wandered , luminous , through space , while the soul performed a painful pro- bationary pilgrimage through the mysterious under - world . The body , in order that ...
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... period ( Dynasty XI . ) yield cases shaped like the mummy within , and carved out of solid tree - trunks . The masks are painted yellow , white , or black , and on the breast Isis and Nephthys are depicted as if overshadowing the mummy ...
... period ( Dynasty XI . ) yield cases shaped like the mummy within , and carved out of solid tree - trunks . The masks are painted yellow , white , or black , and on the breast Isis and Nephthys are depicted as if overshadowing the mummy ...
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... period . It is now about twelve years since certain objects of great rarity and antiquity , mostly belonging to the period of the Amenide Dy- nasty ( XXI . ) , began to find their way to Europe from Upper Egypt . Foremost in importance ...
... period . It is now about twelve years since certain objects of great rarity and antiquity , mostly belonging to the period of the Amenide Dy- nasty ( XXI . ) , began to find their way to Europe from Upper Egypt . Foremost in importance ...
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... period of nearly 5000 years . These sculptures are , as a rule , carved in very low relief ; in many cases they are " counter - sunk , " that is , the most projecting parts of the figures do not extend beyond the flat surface of the ...
... period of nearly 5000 years . These sculptures are , as a rule , carved in very low relief ; in many cases they are " counter - sunk , " that is , the most projecting parts of the figures do not extend beyond the flat surface of the ...
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