The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, Volume 15H.G. Allen, 1888 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... feet by 121 , and 13 feet in height ; it has a door on the north side and a window on the west ; and a niche contains a small black image of the Virgin and Child , in Lebanon cedar , and richly adorned with jewels . St Luke is alleged ...
... feet by 121 , and 13 feet in height ; it has a door on the north side and a window on the west ; and a niche contains a small black image of the Virgin and Child , in Lebanon cedar , and richly adorned with jewels . St Luke is alleged ...
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... feet on the borders of Cantal to a minimum of 213 feet at the point where the river Lot quits the department , through a wide geological range beginning with primary rocks ( granite , gneiss , mica - schists ) , 1 In Gen. xii . 10 sq ...
... feet on the borders of Cantal to a minimum of 213 feet at the point where the river Lot quits the department , through a wide geological range beginning with primary rocks ( granite , gneiss , mica - schists ) , 1 In Gen. xii . 10 sq ...
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... feet of the long - leaved and 21,625,000,000 feet of the short - leaved species . The cut of the former for the census year was 61,882,000 , and of the latter 22,709,000 feet , the total cut being but 2 per cent . of the amount standing ...
... feet of the long - leaved and 21,625,000,000 feet of the short - leaved species . The cut of the former for the census year was 61,882,000 , and of the latter 22,709,000 feet , the total cut being but 2 per cent . of the amount standing ...
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... feet ; parallel to this are the mountains of Bougès , a range between the rivers Tarn and Tarnon , bold and bare on its southern face , but falling gently away with wooded slopes toward the north . To the north of the Tarn is the range ...
... feet ; parallel to this are the mountains of Bougès , a range between the rivers Tarn and Tarnon , bold and bare on its southern face , but falling gently away with wooded slopes toward the north . To the north of the Tarn is the range ...
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... feet in length and 84 feet in width , and the transepts 117 feet in length . In the nave is a little octagonal temple or chapel built ( 1484 ) by Matteo Civitali , which serves as a shrine for the most precious of the Lucchese relics ...
... feet in length and 84 feet in width , and the transepts 117 feet in length . In the nave is a little octagonal temple or chapel built ( 1484 ) by Matteo Civitali , which serves as a shrine for the most precious of the Lucchese relics ...
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