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... character of the epoch in which they were made . It is of Art - as applied to the objects of domestic life— that this volume treats . It was originally written as an introduction to a descriptive catalogue of the Debruge- Dumenil ...
... character of the epoch in which they were made . It is of Art - as applied to the objects of domestic life— that this volume treats . It was originally written as an introduction to a descriptive catalogue of the Debruge- Dumenil ...
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... character of this clever but merciless woman . Justinian and Theodora are distinguished by the nimbus . A chamberlain before the empress draws back a richly embroidered curtain , so as to exhibit the entrance court of a church ...
... character of this clever but merciless woman . Justinian and Theodora are distinguished by the nimbus . A chamberlain before the empress draws back a richly embroidered curtain , so as to exhibit the entrance court of a church ...
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... character of the figures , and the style of the piece , denote Byzantine workmanship , M. Labarte says of the Xth , M. de Laborde of the XIIth century . Fig . 48. Chalice of St. Remi . XIIth century . Imperial Library , Paris . This ...
... character of the figures , and the style of the piece , denote Byzantine workmanship , M. Labarte says of the Xth , M. de Laborde of the XIIth century . Fig . 48. Chalice of St. Remi . XIIth century . Imperial Library , Paris . This ...
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... character of the design is solemn , the French style still under Byzantine influence . The carnations are rendered by a pink enamel ; the eyes are light blue . The armorial bearings were then those of the House of Anjou . * Fig . 54 ...
... character of the design is solemn , the French style still under Byzantine influence . The carnations are rendered by a pink enamel ; the eyes are light blue . The armorial bearings were then those of the House of Anjou . * Fig . 54 ...
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... character in the colours and quality of the glass as the Portland vase , the white enamel figures upon the dark blue transparent ground being raised or embossed out of the white exterior coating , by first rate engravers , probably ...
... character in the colours and quality of the glass as the Portland vase , the white enamel figures upon the dark blue transparent ground being raised or embossed out of the white exterior coating , by first rate engravers , probably ...
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