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... period ( 907-960 ) . The period was one of disorder in which brief " dynasties " ruled over smaller ter- ritories following the collapse of the empire of the T'ang dynasty ( see T'ang dynasty , art of ) . Both the turbulence and the ...
... period ( 907-960 ) . The period was one of disorder in which brief " dynasties " ruled over smaller ter- ritories following the collapse of the empire of the T'ang dynasty ( see T'ang dynasty , art of ) . Both the turbulence and the ...
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... period ( 897-1185 ) , known also as the Fujiwara period . Although many sculptures at the beginning of the period are in essence continuations of the Jōgan style , by the middle of the period a radical change had occurred in the style ...
... period ( 897-1185 ) , known also as the Fujiwara period . Although many sculptures at the beginning of the period are in essence continuations of the Jōgan style , by the middle of the period a radical change had occurred in the style ...
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... period ( 8th - 10th centu- ries ) , from which time date the first written records of the continental German tribes , of which the fragmentary Hildebrandslied ( c . 800 ) is the most interesting ; ( 2 ) the Middle High German period ...
... period ( 8th - 10th centu- ries ) , from which time date the first written records of the continental German tribes , of which the fragmentary Hildebrandslied ( c . 800 ) is the most interesting ; ( 2 ) the Middle High German period ...
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