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Page 334
... known examples of metalwork of this period are religious in character , but the texts speak of secular works , particularly vessels for the tables of the sumptuously furnished Great Palace . All this secular work must have been ...
... known examples of metalwork of this period are religious in character , but the texts speak of secular works , particularly vessels for the tables of the sumptuously furnished Great Palace . All this secular work must have been ...
Page 335
... known as the shroud of St. Germain , with four great eagles , 10th century . In the church of Saint - Eusčbe , Auxerre , France . Size of fragment 17.0 X 11.5 m . Lauros - Giraudon evidence that their manufacture continued until the ...
... known as the shroud of St. Germain , with four great eagles , 10th century . In the church of Saint - Eusčbe , Auxerre , France . Size of fragment 17.0 X 11.5 m . Lauros - Giraudon evidence that their manufacture continued until the ...
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... known and relatively self - sufficient . Present - day Yemen ( San'a ' ) is bounded on the north and east by Saudi Arabia , on the south by Yemen ( Aden ) , and on the west by the Red Sea . Its eastern border with Saudi Arabia , marked ...
... known and relatively self - sufficient . Present - day Yemen ( San'a ' ) is bounded on the north and east by Saudi Arabia , on the south by Yemen ( Aden ) , and on the west by the Red Sea . Its eastern border with Saudi Arabia , marked ...
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