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Page 342
... century , however , sculptors were begin- ning to look more to ornamentation than to figural repre- sentation . Repetition of themes characterized most of Georgian sculpture in subsequent centuries . Sculpture of all periods was always ...
... century , however , sculptors were begin- ning to look more to ornamentation than to figural repre- sentation . Repetition of themes characterized most of Georgian sculpture in subsequent centuries . Sculpture of all periods was always ...
Page 501
... century is Ravel . His Shéhérazade has orchestral accompaniment , while Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé and the Chansons Ma- décasses use chamber ensembles . Originally for voice and piano ( although some are also orchestrated ) are ...
... century is Ravel . His Shéhérazade has orchestral accompaniment , while Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé and the Chansons Ma- décasses use chamber ensembles . Originally for voice and piano ( although some are also orchestrated ) are ...
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... century AD . In the 6th century BC , wheels with 34 spokes were buried in the Altai Mountains . The Chinese made innovations in chariot and harness . A Chinese work of the 4th century BC describes wheels with 30 spokes ; and such wheels ...
... century AD . In the 6th century BC , wheels with 34 spokes were buried in the Altai Mountains . The Chinese made innovations in chariot and harness . A Chinese work of the 4th century BC describes wheels with 30 spokes ; and such wheels ...
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