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... later was bestowed upon local governors set up by the ruler ; still later , in the Chou dynasty ( c . 1122-221 BC ) , the right was claimed by rulers of the feudal states and indeed by anyone who was rich and powerful enough to cast his ...
... later was bestowed upon local governors set up by the ruler ; still later , in the Chou dynasty ( c . 1122-221 BC ) , the right was claimed by rulers of the feudal states and indeed by anyone who was rich and powerful enough to cast his ...
Page 358
... later ) , with a richly sculptured fa- cade . In Poitou , elaborately arcaded facades formed some- what illogical ... later ) and Saint - Gilles - du - Gard ( 1116 and later , to about 1170 ) . Some of the portals , especially , seem ...
... later ) , with a richly sculptured fa- cade . In Poitou , elaborately arcaded facades formed some- what illogical ... later ) and Saint - Gilles - du - Gard ( 1116 and later , to about 1170 ) . Some of the portals , especially , seem ...
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... later projected by Michelangelo for the Palazzo Farnese in Rome . Such management of scenic effects became one of the hallmarks of later Mannerist architecture . Increasingly , architecture , sculpture , and walled gardens came to be ...
... later projected by Michelangelo for the Palazzo Farnese in Rome . Such management of scenic effects became one of the hallmarks of later Mannerist architecture . Increasingly , architecture , sculpture , and walled gardens came to be ...
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