The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... Europe ; they received their name from their distinctive bell - shaped beakers , decorated in horizontal zones by finely toothed stamps . ( Their culture is often called the Bell - Beaker culture . ) The graves of the Beaker folk were ...
... Europe ; they received their name from their distinctive bell - shaped beakers , decorated in horizontal zones by finely toothed stamps . ( Their culture is often called the Bell - Beaker culture . ) The graves of the Beaker folk were ...
Page 97
... Europe . During the five centuries following the death of Benedict , the monasteries multiplied both in size and in wealth . They were the chief repositories of learning and literature in western Europe and were also the principal ...
... Europe . During the five centuries following the death of Benedict , the monasteries multiplied both in size and in wealth . They were the chief repositories of learning and literature in western Europe and were also the principal ...
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... Europe during the European Middle Ages . Soft - headed cabbages such as the savoy type are believed to have originated earlier in southern Europe . Head cabbage , generally designated simply cabbage , is a major table vegetable in most ...
... Europe during the European Middle Ages . Soft - headed cabbages such as the savoy type are believed to have originated earlier in southern Europe . Head cabbage , generally designated simply cabbage , is a major table vegetable in most ...
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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