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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Cultural life. As the cultural focus of China for several centuries, Peking
possesses what are probably the finest cultural ... To the east of T'ien An Men
Square within the People's Cultural Park is found the Working People's Palace of
Culture ...
Cultural life. As the cultural focus of China for several centuries, Peking
possesses what are probably the finest cultural ... To the east of T'ien An Men
Square within the People's Cultural Park is found the Working People's Palace of
Culture ...
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As a subject of inquiry, prehistory comprises both the course of events in
preliterate times and man as a cultural being in a state of illiteracy. Similarly, the
study of prehistoric religion comprises two subjects: the history of early man's
religion ...
As a subject of inquiry, prehistory comprises both the course of events in
preliterate times and man as a cultural being in a state of illiteracy. Similarly, the
study of prehistoric religion comprises two subjects: the history of early man's
religion ...
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It is easy to suppose that there is a relationship between style and general
cultural pattern or between style and the social function of a work of art;
interesting attempts to verify the supposition and systematize it have been made.
Naturalistic ...
It is easy to suppose that there is a relationship between style and general
cultural pattern or between style and the social function of a work of art;
interesting attempts to verify the supposition and systematize it have been made.
Naturalistic ...
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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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