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Geometric style, style of ancient Greek art, primarily of vase painting, that began
about 900 bc and represents the last purely Mycenaean-Greek art form that
originated before the influx of foreign inspiration by about 800 bc. Athens was its
...
Geometric style, style of ancient Greek art, primarily of vase painting, that began
about 900 bc and represents the last purely Mycenaean-Greek art form that
originated before the influx of foreign inspiration by about 800 bc. Athens was its
...
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Georgievsk, Treaty of 204 during this period that it is perhaps more accurate to
speak of "Georgian styles." For the first 50 ... The second important Georgian
architectural style, Neoclassicism, came into fashion about the mid- 1 8th century.
Georgievsk, Treaty of 204 during this period that it is perhaps more accurate to
speak of "Georgian styles." For the first 50 ... The second important Georgian
architectural style, Neoclassicism, came into fashion about the mid- 1 8th century.
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the great cathedrals that epitomize the Gothic style. The earliest surviving Gothic
building was the abbey of Saint-Denis in Paris, begun in about 1 140. Structures
with similarly precise vaulting and chains of windows along the perimeter were ...
the great cathedrals that epitomize the Gothic style. The earliest surviving Gothic
building was the abbey of Saint-Denis in Paris, begun in about 1 140. Structures
with similarly precise vaulting and chains of windows along the perimeter were ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 5 The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0852295537, 9780852295533 |
| Subjects | Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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