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Page xviii
... instance out of the innumerable list that might be quoted , the hydraulis and the mode of per- forming upon it , of ... instances of which will be met with plentifully diffused throughout the course of these pages . Thus , the new re ...
... instance out of the innumerable list that might be quoted , the hydraulis and the mode of per- forming upon it , of ... instances of which will be met with plentifully diffused throughout the course of these pages . Thus , the new re ...
Page xxi
... instances of which will be found adduced in the notices hereafter given of these engravers . Many causes , however , may be assigned for the sudden decline of the passion for collecting gems among the wealthy classes of this country ...
... instances of which will be found adduced in the notices hereafter given of these engravers . Many causes , however , may be assigned for the sudden decline of the passion for collecting gems among the wealthy classes of this country ...
Page xxxi
... instance , the point is to distinguish certain Paduan imitations from the genuine originals . The keepers of the French Cabinet of Medals have long ago observed that private collections brought up to Paris from the provinces contain a ...
... instance , the point is to distinguish certain Paduan imitations from the genuine originals . The keepers of the French Cabinet of Medals have long ago observed that private collections brought up to Paris from the provinces contain a ...
Page xxxvii
... from the strict rules of the Assyrian code of art - for instance , in the numerous gems from their cemeteries at Tharros . Thence to Greece Proper the transition was rapid , and the signet , now d 2 GEM - ENGRAVING . xxxvii.
... from the strict rules of the Assyrian code of art - for instance , in the numerous gems from their cemeteries at Tharros . Thence to Greece Proper the transition was rapid , and the signet , now d 2 GEM - ENGRAVING . xxxvii.
Page xlviii
... instances , Natter and Rega ; though the two latter did engrave and pass off many gems as antique , and which still rank as such in many a noble cabinet . This may truly be styled the age of forgeries of all kinds and degrees ; the ...
... instances , Natter and Rega ; though the two latter did engrave and pass off many gems as antique , and which still rank as such in many a noble cabinet . This may truly be styled the age of forgeries of all kinds and degrees ; the ...
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