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... Hence it has been remarked by foreigners that there is no capital in Europe in which a collec- tion of gems can be formed in so short a time as in London . It is not my design in this work to describe or even to briefly notice the gems ...
... Hence it has been remarked by foreigners that there is no capital in Europe in which a collec- tion of gems can be formed in so short a time as in London . It is not my design in this work to describe or even to briefly notice the gems ...
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... Hence , amongst the other measures taken by Lorenzo dei Medici towards fostering the dawning arts of design , we are informed by Vasari that he established a school in his gardens exclusively appropriated for the instruction of students ...
... Hence , amongst the other measures taken by Lorenzo dei Medici towards fostering the dawning arts of design , we are informed by Vasari that he established a school in his gardens exclusively appropriated for the instruction of students ...
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... settlement of the principles and the improvement of the practice of painting and sculpture . Hence the lovers of the fine arts , and especially artists themselves , may discover the importance of the study of INTRODUCTION . XV.
... settlement of the principles and the improvement of the practice of painting and sculpture . Hence the lovers of the fine arts , and especially artists themselves , may discover the importance of the study of INTRODUCTION . XV.
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... hence for a private person who cannot go to the expense of large collections , but who yet is unable to dispense with his accustomed enjoyment of art , even when on a journey , -for such a person a cabinet of engraved gems is in the ...
... hence for a private person who cannot go to the expense of large collections , but who yet is unable to dispense with his accustomed enjoyment of art , even when on a journey , -for such a person a cabinet of engraved gems is in the ...
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... Hence is it certainly quite true that a person must buy works of art in order to understand them , so that the desire may be removed and the true value of the object established . Meanwhile , desire and its satisfaction must here also ...
... Hence is it certainly quite true that a person must buy works of art in order to understand them , so that the desire may be removed and the true value of the object established . Meanwhile , desire and its satisfaction must here also ...
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