The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 60
... century BC , Belgae from the Marne district had crossed to Britain and had formed the kingdom that in 55 BC was ruled by Cassivellaunus ( q.v. ) . After further Gallic victories ( 54-51 BC ) by Caesar , other settlers took refuge across ...
... century BC , Belgae from the Marne district had crossed to Britain and had formed the kingdom that in 55 BC was ruled by Cassivellaunus ( q.v. ) . After further Gallic victories ( 54-51 BC ) by Caesar , other settlers took refuge across ...
Page 97
... century , and the history of the main line of Benedic- tine monasticism for the next three centuries was to be one of decline and decadence . The 15th century saw the rise of a new Benedictine institution , the congregation . In 1424 ...
... century , and the history of the main line of Benedic- tine monasticism for the next three centuries was to be one of decline and decadence . The 15th century saw the rise of a new Benedictine institution , the congregation . In 1424 ...
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... century ; the printed books of that period are known as incunabula . The book made possible a revolution in thought and scholarship that became evident by the 16th century : the sources lay in the capacity of the press to multiply ...
... century ; the printed books of that period are known as incunabula . The book made possible a revolution in thought and scholarship that became evident by the 16th century : the sources lay in the capacity of the press to multiply ...
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Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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