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... modern times ; thus , too , a superior degree of finish was above all things to be kept in view , as a reason whence one might refer the work to a good period of art ; whilst , on the other hand , carelessness of execution being ...
... modern times ; thus , too , a superior degree of finish was above all things to be kept in view , as a reason whence one might refer the work to a good period of art ; whilst , on the other hand , carelessness of execution being ...
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... collections repetitions of the same subject often occur , and we should be very much mistaken in pronouncing one of them to be the original , the others but modern copies . In such a case we ought always to keep in INTRODUCTION . xxix.
... collections repetitions of the same subject often occur , and we should be very much mistaken in pronouncing one of them to be the original , the others but modern copies . In such a case we ought always to keep in INTRODUCTION . xxix.
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... modern times , in order to add new value even to the perfect . " This collection was afterwards purchased by the King of Holland . Duke Ernst of Gotha had been strongly tempted to make the acquisition , but had been deterred by the ...
... modern times , in order to add new value even to the perfect . " This collection was afterwards purchased by the King of Holland . Duke Ernst of Gotha had been strongly tempted to make the acquisition , but had been deterred by the ...
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... modern- ized treatment of many of the intagli upon such gems plainly shows . It is impossible to fix the date when they began to substitute signet - rings for this primitive ornament . Pliny mentions that amongst the statues of the ...
... modern- ized treatment of many of the intagli upon such gems plainly shows . It is impossible to fix the date when they began to substitute signet - rings for this primitive ornament . Pliny mentions that amongst the statues of the ...
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... modern times . To Severus inclusive it may be said that the best works of the Roman school are cameo portraits of the emperors and their relations . During these two centuries the trade of making Pastes was also carried on to an ...
... modern times . To Severus inclusive it may be said that the best works of the Roman school are cameo portraits of the emperors and their relations . During these two centuries the trade of making Pastes was also carried on to an ...
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