The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 24Grolier, 1989 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... periods , reflecting the divi- sions of Russian political history : the medieval period of principalities influenced by Byzantine tradition , the Muscovite period dominated by Moscow , the Westernized period initiated by Peter the Great ...
... periods , reflecting the divi- sions of Russian political history : the medieval period of principalities influenced by Byzantine tradition , the Muscovite period dominated by Moscow , the Westernized period initiated by Peter the Great ...
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... period , are among the master- pieces of Buddhist art . The single greatest school of religious sculp- ture of Southeast Asia is that of Cambodia , which , under the Khmers ( 10th - 13th century ) produced some of the supreme ...
... period , are among the master- pieces of Buddhist art . The single greatest school of religious sculp- ture of Southeast Asia is that of Cambodia , which , under the Khmers ( 10th - 13th century ) produced some of the supreme ...
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... period , and ( below ) a white jade pendant of a winged dragon , symbol of fertility and rainmaking , with rhythmic form and incised decoration , from the late Chou period . SCULPTURE : 5. History - African , Oceanian , Pre. SEATTLE ART ...
... period , and ( below ) a white jade pendant of a winged dragon , symbol of fertility and rainmaking , with rhythmic form and incised decoration , from the late Chou period . SCULPTURE : 5. History - African , Oceanian , Pre. SEATTLE ART ...
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