Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica: Revised and Amended : a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature to which is Added Biographies of Living Subjects, 96 Colored Maps and Numerous Illustrations, Volume 7Belford-Clarke Company, 1890 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 3876
... present building ( in the Christiansborg Castle ) was commenced in 1667 . Among notable accessions may be mentioned the collec tions of C. Reitzer , the count of Danneskjöld ( 8,000 volumes and 500 MSS . ) , and Count de Thott ; the ...
... present building ( in the Christiansborg Castle ) was commenced in 1667 . Among notable accessions may be mentioned the collec tions of C. Reitzer , the count of Danneskjöld ( 8,000 volumes and 500 MSS . ) , and Count de Thott ; the ...
Page 3877
... present , private donations have been the great resource of the library . In 1840 the col- lection was removed to Gore Hall , which was erected for the purpose with a noble bequest from Christopher Gore , formerly governor of ...
... present , private donations have been the great resource of the library . In 1840 the col- lection was removed to Gore Hall , which was erected for the purpose with a noble bequest from Christopher Gore , formerly governor of ...
Page 3890
... present writer can fully corroborate . other portions , it quickly absorbs it , softens , and re- Endowed then with this singular intermittent vitality , vives . " The same thing may be seen in nature itself , in we can easily ...
... present writer can fully corroborate . other portions , it quickly absorbs it , softens , and re- Endowed then with this singular intermittent vitality , vives . " The same thing may be seen in nature itself , in we can easily ...
Page 3918
... present day , in Russia , and in other regions remote from great commercial highways , the domestic manufacture of lin- ens holds its place almost as it has done from the earliest period . In 1810 Napoleon I. , with a view partly to ...
... present day , in Russia , and in other regions remote from great commercial highways , the domestic manufacture of lin- ens holds its place almost as it has done from the earliest period . In 1810 Napoleon I. , with a view partly to ...
Page 3923
... present , even within the historic period covering the whole of Africa , the south of Asia , includ- ing Syria , Arabia , Asia Minor , Persia , and the greater part of northern and central Hindustan , and also the southeastern portion ...
... present , even within the historic period covering the whole of Africa , the south of Asia , includ- ing Syria , Arabia , Asia Minor , Persia , and the greater part of northern and central Hindustan , and also the southeastern portion ...
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