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... late 3rd century . A few words written with kanji are found on the swords and the mirrors of the 5th and 6th centuries , but the earliest extant Japanese documents of any length are the Kojiki ( 712 ) and the Manyōshū ( later than 771 ) ...
... late 3rd century . A few words written with kanji are found on the swords and the mirrors of the 5th and 6th centuries , but the earliest extant Japanese documents of any length are the Kojiki ( 712 ) and the Manyōshū ( later than 771 ) ...
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... Late Paleocene and ( ? ) Eocene . This extinct family of two genera known only from northern Asia may or may not be closely allied to the other two families of lagomorph . Several anatomical features , such as the presence of only two ...
... Late Paleocene and ( ? ) Eocene . This extinct family of two genera known only from northern Asia may or may not be closely allied to the other two families of lagomorph . Several anatomical features , such as the presence of only two ...
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... late - 13th - century reaction against romance . Maerlant's compendia of knowledge , including his Der naturen bloeme ( " The Flower of Nature " ) and Spieghel historiael ( " The Mirror of History " ) answered a demand for the kind of ...
... late - 13th - century reaction against romance . Maerlant's compendia of knowledge , including his Der naturen bloeme ( " The Flower of Nature " ) and Spieghel historiael ( " The Mirror of History " ) answered a demand for the kind of ...
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