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... paint found upon the lowest tiers of stones near the south - east angle , and held , on the authority of scholars so well qualified as Dr. Peter- mann and Mr. Deutsch , who saw them on the spot , to be Phoenician letters . Even though ...
... paint found upon the lowest tiers of stones near the south - east angle , and held , on the authority of scholars so well qualified as Dr. Peter- mann and Mr. Deutsch , who saw them on the spot , to be Phoenician letters . Even though ...
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... painted arches , texts from the Koran , and very handsome stained- glass wind - ws . Towards the east there is an exquisite pulpit carved in wood of the cedars of Lebanon , and inlaid with ivory and mother - of - pearl - the work of a ...
... painted arches , texts from the Koran , and very handsome stained- glass wind - ws . Towards the east there is an exquisite pulpit carved in wood of the cedars of Lebanon , and inlaid with ivory and mother - of - pearl - the work of a ...
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... paintings by modern artists . There is another good collection of pictures in the palace of the Duke of Arenberg ... painted , but with such force and exaggeration as at once to rivet the attention of the spectator , while they shock ...
... paintings by modern artists . There is another good collection of pictures in the palace of the Duke of Arenberg ... painted , but with such force and exaggeration as at once to rivet the attention of the spectator , while they shock ...
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... paintings , and Lens , who died in 1822 , and has been styled the re- generator of Belgian painting . The pillars of the nave , like those of St. Gudule , support statues of considerable merit . The pulpit of carved wood has for its ...
... paintings , and Lens , who died in 1822 , and has been styled the re- generator of Belgian painting . The pillars of the nave , like those of St. Gudule , support statues of considerable merit . The pulpit of carved wood has for its ...
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... painted by Dutch artists . The early history of Antwerp is involved in the dark mists of antiquity . It is said to have existed as a small port as early as the beginning of the seventh century of the Christian era . In the reign of ...
... painted by Dutch artists . The early history of Antwerp is involved in the dark mists of antiquity . It is said to have existed as a small port as early as the beginning of the seventh century of the Christian era . In the reign of ...
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