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... became a great cultural centre : its school of painting began to flourish at the end of the 15th century ; the city's printing houses became known throughout Europe ; and humanism began to thrive in the city . State bankruptcies in ...
... became a great cultural centre : its school of painting began to flourish at the end of the 15th century ; the city's printing houses became known throughout Europe ; and humanism began to thrive in the city . State bankruptcies in ...
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... became synonymous with bow . It is probable that in the several centuries beginning with the 11th , bows in England were made of native - grown yew wood , which was uniquely suited for the longbow because of its combination of physical ...
... became synonymous with bow . It is probable that in the several centuries beginning with the 11th , bows in England were made of native - grown yew wood , which was uniquely suited for the longbow because of its combination of physical ...
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... became more expres- sive than convenient , especially in Baroque palaces . Por- tals , from the time of ancient Egyptian temple pylons and Babylonian city gates , became monuments in themselves , used to communicate a heightened ...
... became more expres- sive than convenient , especially in Baroque palaces . Por- tals , from the time of ancient Egyptian temple pylons and Babylonian city gates , became monuments in themselves , used to communicate a heightened ...
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