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... medieval Persia as the barbat , the ' ud appeared in the 7th century AD . Its name , ud ( Arabic : " wood " ) , refers to its wooden belly , in contrast to the skin belly of earlier lutes . Originally , it had a tapered body of one ...
... medieval Persia as the barbat , the ' ud appeared in the 7th century AD . Its name , ud ( Arabic : " wood " ) , refers to its wooden belly , in contrast to the skin belly of earlier lutes . Originally , it had a tapered body of one ...
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Origins 1065d Western antiquity 1065g Early Asia 1067h Ancient America 1069a Early Africa 1070h Medieval Islām 1071c Medieval Europe and the Renaissance 1072d REFERENCES in other text articles : Addis Ababa's haphazard growth 1 : 82d ...
Origins 1065d Western antiquity 1065g Early Asia 1067h Ancient America 1069a Early Africa 1070h Medieval Islām 1071c Medieval Europe and the Renaissance 1072d REFERENCES in other text articles : Addis Ababa's haphazard growth 1 : 82d ...
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... medieval function and furnishings 9 : 706g Wardrobe , in medieval English history , a de- partment of the king's household that became an office of state , enjoying in the 13th and ear- ly 14th centuries a period of political impor ...
... medieval function and furnishings 9 : 706g Wardrobe , in medieval English history , a de- partment of the king's household that became an office of state , enjoying in the 13th and ear- ly 14th centuries a period of political impor ...
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