The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1875 - 908 pages |
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... English , the short a - sound is never heard pure ; it is heard in Scotland , e.g. , in man , which is quite different from the same word on English lips . We have it , how- ever , long in father , & c . , though it is not common . It ...
... English , the short a - sound is never heard pure ; it is heard in Scotland , e.g. , in man , which is quite different from the same word on English lips . We have it , how- ever , long in father , & c . , though it is not common . It ...
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... English abbess of the 12th century consisted of a long white tunic with close sleeves , and a black overcoat as long as the tunic , with large and loose sleeves , the hood covering the head completely . The abbesses of the 14th and 15th ...
... English abbess of the 12th century consisted of a long white tunic with close sleeves , and a black overcoat as long as the tunic , with large and loose sleeves , the hood covering the head completely . The abbesses of the 14th and 15th ...
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... English house of the Cluniac order was that English of Lewes , founded by the Earl of Warren , cir . A.D. 1077. Cluniac . Of this only a few fragments of the domestic buildings exist . The best preserved Cluniac houses in England are ...
... English house of the Cluniac order was that English of Lewes , founded by the Earl of Warren , cir . A.D. 1077. Cluniac . Of this only a few fragments of the domestic buildings exist . The best preserved Cluniac houses in England are ...
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... English friaries , the Dominican house at Norwich , and those of the Domini- Norwich . cans and Franciscans at Gloucester , may be mentioned . The Gloucester . church of the Black Friars of Norwich departs from the original type in the ...
... English friaries , the Dominican house at Norwich , and those of the Domini- Norwich . cans and Franciscans at Gloucester , may be mentioned . The Gloucester . church of the Black Friars of Norwich departs from the original type in the ...
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... English Government . He used his utmost efforts to restore the discipline of an army that was utterly disorganised ; and , as a first step , he anxiously endeavoured to protect the people , by re - establishing the supremacy of the ...
... English Government . He used his utmost efforts to restore the discipline of an army that was utterly disorganised ; and , as a first step , he anxiously endeavoured to protect the people , by re - establishing the supremacy of the ...
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