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... centuries BC . Roughly from AD 330 until the 15th century , Byzantium produced embroi- deries lavishly ornamented with gold . Ancient Chinese embroideries have been excavated , dating from the T'ang dynasty ( AD 618-907 ) , but the most ...
... centuries BC . Roughly from AD 330 until the 15th century , Byzantium produced embroi- deries lavishly ornamented with gold . Ancient Chinese embroideries have been excavated , dating from the T'ang dynasty ( AD 618-907 ) , but the most ...
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... century . Pronuncia- tion , however , has changed greatly since then . During the 17th and 18th centuries , fixed spellings were adopted , although there have been a few changes since that time . Numerous attempts have been made to ...
... century . Pronuncia- tion , however , has changed greatly since then . During the 17th and 18th centuries , fixed spellings were adopted , although there have been a few changes since that time . Numerous attempts have been made to ...
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... century to the mid- 20th century ; these individuals include such important and distinctive artists as Nico- las Poussin , Antoine Watteau , Jacques - Louis David , Jean - Auguste - Dominique Ingres , Eu- gène Delacroix , Pierre ...
... century to the mid- 20th century ; these individuals include such important and distinctive artists as Nico- las Poussin , Antoine Watteau , Jacques - Louis David , Jean - Auguste - Dominique Ingres , Eu- gène Delacroix , Pierre ...
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