The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 41
... kind of bedspread called counterpane , from the old French word contrepoinct , mean- ing " stitched quilt , " was probably made of patched or applied pieces , quilted together . The quilts , or quilted bedspreads , in both appliqué and ...
... kind of bedspread called counterpane , from the old French word contrepoinct , mean- ing " stitched quilt , " was probably made of patched or applied pieces , quilted together . The quilts , or quilted bedspreads , in both appliqué and ...
Page 275
... kind of manual for urban guerrilla warfare . When the first defeats of the French Army in the Franco - German War of 1870 began to threaten Napoleon III's position , Blanqui re- turned to Paris . On Sept. 4 , 1870 , two days after ...
... kind of manual for urban guerrilla warfare . When the first defeats of the French Army in the Franco - German War of 1870 began to threaten Napoleon III's position , Blanqui re- turned to Paris . On Sept. 4 , 1870 , two days after ...
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... kind of geometry . He did this by devising a means of uniting projective geometry , which is dependent upon invariant properties of figures , and metrical geometry , which is dependent upon sizes of angles and lengths of lines . He also ...
... kind of geometry . He did this by devising a means of uniting projective geometry , which is dependent upon invariant properties of figures , and metrical geometry , which is dependent upon sizes of angles and lengths of lines . He also ...
Contents
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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