Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, Volume 1Henry G. Bohn, 1855 |
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... whole into parallels , by H. G. BOHN . Roger De Hoveden's Annals of Eng- lish History ; from A.D. 732 to A.D. 1201 . Edited by H. T. RILEY . In 2 vols . Six Old English Chronicles , viz.:- Asser's Life of Alfred , and the Chronicles of ...
... whole into parallels , by H. G. BOHN . Roger De Hoveden's Annals of Eng- lish History ; from A.D. 732 to A.D. 1201 . Edited by H. T. RILEY . In 2 vols . Six Old English Chronicles , viz.:- Asser's Life of Alfred , and the Chronicles of ...
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... whole , the most valuable . It was edited , first by the laborious and accurate Montani , of Cremona , and , on his death , by that highly competent authority , and most impartial critic , Giovanni Masselli . The latest edition of ...
... whole , the most valuable . It was edited , first by the laborious and accurate Montani , of Cremona , and , on his death , by that highly competent authority , and most impartial critic , Giovanni Masselli . The latest edition of ...
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... whole with that accuracy and good faith demanded in the relation of historical facts committed to writing . But if my fashion of writing - being uncultivated and simple , as I am wont to speak - is not worthy of your Excellency's ear ...
... whole with that accuracy and good faith demanded in the relation of historical facts committed to writing . But if my fashion of writing - being uncultivated and simple , as I am wont to speak - is not worthy of your Excellency's ear ...
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... whole world , had assembled the artists themselves , as well as their works , within her own walls , she was by this means rendered supereminently beautiful , deriving a much richer portion of her ornaments from foreign paintings and ...
... whole world , had assembled the artists themselves , as well as their works , within her own walls , she was by this means rendered supereminently beautiful , deriving a much richer portion of her ornaments from foreign paintings and ...
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... whole Exarchate , some especially in the church of Santa Maria Rotonda , outside Ravenna , executed soon after the Lombards were driven from Italy . But I will not omit to mention that there is one thing most extraordinary and well ...
... whole Exarchate , some especially in the church of Santa Maria Rotonda , outside Ravenna , executed soon after the Lombards were driven from Italy . But I will not omit to mention that there is one thing most extraordinary and well ...
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