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 95
large part to the effectiveness of the Bachelier school and similar training centres.
During the second half of the 19th century, the demand for training in painting
and sculpture grew so great that large numbers of beginners congregated in
such ...
large part to the effectiveness of the Bachelier school and similar training centres.
During the second half of the 19th century, the demand for training in painting
and sculpture grew so great that large numbers of beginners congregated in
such ...
Page 96
The creativewriting student typically receives more broadly based, and less
technical, training than the student at a school of art or music. Theatre and dance.
The training of dramatists has taken a direction somewhat different from that of
other ...
The creativewriting student typically receives more broadly based, and less
technical, training than the student at a school of art or music. Theatre and dance.
The training of dramatists has taken a direction somewhat different from that of
other ...
Page 463
Three types of schools were introduced: (1) elementary schools in all but the
smallest villages, in which reading, writing, and arithmetic were taught, with
attendance being compulsory; (2) district schools in every administrative district,
in which ...
Three types of schools were introduced: (1) elementary schools in all but the
smallest villages, in which reading, writing, and arithmetic were taught, with
attendance being compulsory; (2) district schools in every administrative district,
in which ...
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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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