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... pattern . Some Han mirrors have astronomical or astrological patterns . The most elaborate , particularly popular during the Wang Mang interregnum ( AD 8-23 ) , bears the so- called TLV pattern . These angular shapes , ranged around ...
... pattern . Some Han mirrors have astronomical or astrological patterns . The most elaborate , particularly popular during the Wang Mang interregnum ( AD 8-23 ) , bears the so- called TLV pattern . These angular shapes , ranged around ...
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... patterns . Early Medieval manuscripts decorated in elaborate Celtic style are well known . Whirl- ing scrolls and abstract patterns are seen with schema- tized animals and men . In the northern part of the Continent , Roman and native ...
... patterns . Early Medieval manuscripts decorated in elaborate Celtic style are well known . Whirl- ing scrolls and abstract patterns are seen with schema- tized animals and men . In the northern part of the Continent , Roman and native ...
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... patterns of the earlier period had been stylized out of recognition and poorly executed . Before the end of the 11th century , however , when Greece began to recover from the invasions , life and culture began to develop rapidly , and ...
... patterns of the earlier period had been stylized out of recognition and poorly executed . Before the end of the 11th century , however , when Greece began to recover from the invasions , life and culture began to develop rapidly , and ...
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