The New Encyclopaedia Britannica[1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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Page 33
Damascening was widely used in ancient Mycenae and in other parts of Europe
during the early Middle Ages, especially among the Vikings of Scandinavia and
the Moors of Spain, and in Islāmic countries, where it remains one of the most ...
Damascening was widely used in ancient Mycenae and in other parts of Europe
during the early Middle Ages, especially among the Vikings of Scandinavia and
the Moors of Spain, and in Islāmic countries, where it remains one of the most ...
Page 92
Any variation immediately arouses suspicion. When the idiosyncrasies of an
artist's brushwork are studied, a fraud can sometimes be detected in much the
same way a handwriting forgery is proven. In ancient works, particularly in
antiquities, ...
Any variation immediately arouses suspicion. When the idiosyncrasies of an
artist's brushwork are studied, a fraud can sometimes be detected in much the
same way a handwriting forgery is proven. In ancient works, particularly in
antiquities, ...
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The contemporary relief of Asia was molded primarily under the influences of: (1)
ancient processes of planation (levelling); (2) larger vertical movements of the
surface during the later Tertiary and Quaternary periods; and (3) severe erosive ...
The contemporary relief of Asia was molded primarily under the influences of: (1)
ancient processes of planation (levelling); (2) larger vertical movements of the
surface during the later Tertiary and Quaternary periods; and (3) severe erosive ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishers, Inc. Staff |
| Contributor | Robert M. Hutchins |
| Edition | 15, illustrated |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 |
| ISBN | 0852292902, 9780852292907 |
| Length | 934 pages |
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