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... known as Naizen ) and characterized by precise detail ; and a pair of screens of Riverside Amusement Resort at Shijō , from the mid - 17th century , which vividly portray the merriment of citizens . Christian missionaries from Europe ...
... known as Naizen ) and characterized by precise detail ; and a pair of screens of Riverside Amusement Resort at Shijō , from the mid - 17th century , which vividly portray the merriment of citizens . Christian missionaries from Europe ...
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... known as Our Lady of Vladimir , was painted there for a Russian patron about 1130. It is of considerable importance in the history of painting , for it is not only a work of outstandingly high quality but is also in a new , more ...
... known as Our Lady of Vladimir , was painted there for a Russian patron about 1130. It is of considerable importance in the history of painting , for it is not only a work of outstandingly high quality but is also in a new , more ...
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... known references to windmills occur in the works of Arab writers in the 9th century AD and refer to a Persian millwright in AD 644 . These mills were in Seistan on the borders of Persia and Afghanistan and were of a “ horizontal ” type ...
... known references to windmills occur in the works of Arab writers in the 9th century AD and refer to a Persian millwright in AD 644 . These mills were in Seistan on the borders of Persia and Afghanistan and were of a “ horizontal ” type ...
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