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Page 277
... Adapted at first from textiles and later from frescoes , this style was , how- ever , seldom successful . Unlike the classical Greeks who came later , the Mycenaean potters were not able to adapt their fresco style so as to form a ...
... Adapted at first from textiles and later from frescoes , this style was , how- ever , seldom successful . Unlike the classical Greeks who came later , the Mycenaean potters were not able to adapt their fresco style so as to form a ...
Page 349
... adapted to the Germanic sense of form . A culminating point of the goldsmith's and silver- smith's art is a chalice ... adapt the liturgy to that of Rome and to revive classical Roman historiography , literature , architecture , and the ...
... adapted to the Germanic sense of form . A culminating point of the goldsmith's and silver- smith's art is a chalice ... adapt the liturgy to that of Rome and to revive classical Roman historiography , literature , architecture , and the ...
Page 419
... adapted to the pioneer conditions that prevailed in the colonies until about 1700 , and few changes were needed to adapt them to the more severe climate . The styles were frank expres- sions of functional and structural requirements ...
... adapted to the pioneer conditions that prevailed in the colonies until about 1700 , and few changes were needed to adapt them to the more severe climate . The styles were frank expres- sions of functional and structural requirements ...
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