Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 3Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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Page 36
... representing events in the history of Flanders . In the council chamber , the scene of the condemnation of Counts Egmont and Horn , are magnificent specimens of Gobelin tapestry representing the abdication of Charles the Fifth ( an ...
... representing events in the history of Flanders . In the council chamber , the scene of the condemnation of Counts Egmont and Horn , are magnificent specimens of Gobelin tapestry representing the abdication of Charles the Fifth ( an ...
Page 84
... representing the eight winds , and below are traces of the eight sundials . On the top of the tower , about 40 feet in height , there was a Triton , who pointed with his staff to the quarter from whence the wind was blowing . The ...
... representing the eight winds , and below are traces of the eight sundials . On the top of the tower , about 40 feet in height , there was a Triton , who pointed with his staff to the quarter from whence the wind was blowing . The ...
Page 270
... representing Strength , Wisdom , Justice , and Truth . But the instructions were badly written , and Thorwaldsen read Sundhed , health , instead of Sandhed , truth ; and so Esculapius wrongly occupies the fourth place . The principal ...
... representing Strength , Wisdom , Justice , and Truth . But the instructions were badly written , and Thorwaldsen read Sundhed , health , instead of Sandhed , truth ; and so Esculapius wrongly occupies the fourth place . The principal ...
Contents
JERUSALEM | 1 |
BRUSSELS AND THE CITIES OF BELGIUM | 33 |
The Ancient Navigators The Swedish ColonyWilliam Penn the Founder of the CityThe Dreary Morning | 92 |
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