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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... called Manilla Hemp , and also to the fibre itself . ABACUS , an architectural term ( from the Gr . áßaέ , a tray or flat board ) applied to the upper part of the capital of a column , pier , & c . The early form of an abacus is 2 ...
... called Manilla Hemp , and also to the fibre itself . ABACUS , an architectural term ( from the Gr . áßaέ , a tray or flat board ) applied to the upper part of the capital of a column , pier , & c . The early form of an abacus is 2 ...
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... called Obedientiæ . The plan given by Viollet le Duc of the Priory of St Jean des Bons Hommes , a Cluniac cell , situated between the town of Avallon and the village of Savigny , shows that these diminutive establishments comprised ...
... called Obedientiæ . The plan given by Viollet le Duc of the Priory of St Jean des Bons Hommes , a Cluniac cell , situated between the town of Avallon and the village of Savigny , shows that these diminutive establishments comprised ...
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... called Abbas Populi . Ducange , in his Glossary , also gives us Abbas Campanilis , Clocherii , Palatii , Scholaris , & c . Lay abbots , so called , had their origin in the system of commendation , in the 8th century . By this , to meet ...
... called Abbas Populi . Ducange , in his Glossary , also gives us Abbas Campanilis , Clocherii , Palatii , Scholaris , & c . Lay abbots , so called , had their origin in the system of commendation , in the 8th century . By this , to meet ...
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... called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1801 , but he was prevented from engaging to any considerable extent in general practice by accepting appointments , first as commis- sioner in bankruptcy , and subsequently , as steward of the ...
... called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1801 , but he was prevented from engaging to any considerable extent in general practice by accepting appointments , first as commis- sioner in bankruptcy , and subsequently , as steward of the ...
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... called 95,091 in turnips ( being one - fifth of the turnips grown in the granary of Aberdeen , with the prominent hill Benachie , Scotland ) , 8414 in potatoes , 232,178 in grasses and clover . 1676 feet , on the south . Fifth ...
... called 95,091 in turnips ( being one - fifth of the turnips grown in the granary of Aberdeen , with the prominent hill Benachie , Scotland ) , 8414 in potatoes , 232,178 in grasses and clover . 1676 feet , on the south . Fifth ...
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