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Page 112
... influence from China cannot be proved . Chinese civilization itself remained very much what it had been before the Yüan dynasty , with a certain cultural isolationism a distinctive element . Neither the self - image of the Chinese nor ...
... influence from China cannot be proved . Chinese civilization itself remained very much what it had been before the Yüan dynasty , with a certain cultural isolationism a distinctive element . Neither the self - image of the Chinese nor ...
Page 129
... influence . Following suit , Japan put the province of Fukien under its influence , and France leased Kuang - chou Bay , southwest of Hong Kong , and singled out three southwestern provinces for its sphere of influence . Thus , China ...
... influence . Following suit , Japan put the province of Fukien under its influence , and France leased Kuang - chou Bay , southwest of Hong Kong , and singled out three southwestern provinces for its sphere of influence . Thus , China ...
Page 543
... influence continued in the 15th century , especially under John VIII Palaeologus , whose visit to Italy in 1438 ( when Pisanello made his splendid portrait medal ) doubtless familiarized him with the designs of the grosso and gros ...
... influence continued in the 15th century , especially under John VIII Palaeologus , whose visit to Italy in 1438 ( when Pisanello made his splendid portrait medal ) doubtless familiarized him with the designs of the grosso and gros ...
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