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Aristotle in his work, “ De Mirabile A'uscultatio,” giving an account of it, represents it “ as a very large and fertile country, well watered by abundant ...
Aristotle in his work, “ De Mirabile A'uscultatio,” giving an account of it, represents it “ as a very large and fertile country, well watered by abundant ...
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Before leaving her mother-country in the West she had caused to be erected, not only a memorial hall to the memory of her brother-husband, but also a superb mausoleum in which were placed his remains and a statue representing him.
Before leaving her mother-country in the West she had caused to be erected, not only a memorial hall to the memory of her brother-husband, but also a superb mausoleum in which were placed his remains and a statue representing him.
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There, also, on the interior walls of many apartments, were painted in bright colors pictures that would grace the parlors of our mansions, representing the events in the history of certain personages who had flourished at the dawn of ...
There, also, on the interior walls of many apartments, were painted in bright colors pictures that would grace the parlors of our mansions, representing the events in the history of certain personages who had flourished at the dawn of ...
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... that seemed most absurd to those worshippers of the sun, moon, and other celestial bodies, who regarded Ku, the Divine Essence, the. uncreated Soul of the World, as the only Supreme God, not to be. represented under any shape.
... that seemed most absurd to those worshippers of the sun, moon, and other celestial bodies, who regarded Ku, the Divine Essence, the. uncreated Soul of the World, as the only Supreme God, not to be. represented under any shape.
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... explanatory of his object in drawing that chart, as in many other places in his book,3 he gives the serpent head kan, “ sout , ' ' as symbol of the southern continent. He represents the northern by this monogram that reads aac, ...
... explanatory of his object in drawing that chart, as in many other places in his book,3 he gives the serpent head kan, “ sout , ' ' as symbol of the southern continent. He represents the northern by this monogram that reads aac, ...
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LXHI Javelin Head and Arrow Points found with the Charred | 159 |
Portrait of Queen M60 From a demirelief adorning | 166 |
Portrait of Bishop Lands second Bishop of Yucatan | 169 |
LXVHI Mezzorelievo in Stucco on the Frieze of the Temple | 197 |
Fresco Painting in the Funeral Chamber of Prince Cohs | 222 |
The Lord of the Yucatan Forests From life | 236 |
Part of Facade of the Sanctuary at Uxmal Cosmic | 256 |
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