The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 1Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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Page 93
... colour to the streets . In old days there used to be exciting battles or jousts on stilts between rival factions dressed up in bright colours . They were so skilful in falling on their feet that few serious accidents occurred , but the ...
... colour to the streets . In old days there used to be exciting battles or jousts on stilts between rival factions dressed up in bright colours . They were so skilful in falling on their feet that few serious accidents occurred , but the ...
Page 184
... colour . Farther down an iron bridge leads to the Academy , which contains a very complete col- lection of nearly the whole Venetian school of painting . The works of Bellini and Carpaccio may seem primitive , but they are full of colour ...
... colour . Farther down an iron bridge leads to the Academy , which contains a very complete col- lection of nearly the whole Venetian school of painting . The works of Bellini and Carpaccio may seem primitive , but they are full of colour ...
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... colour , but exactly the colour of a lion's skin . Then we come to a rock known as the Pillar of Salt , whose face is covered with sharp angles of kaleidoscopic colours , yellow , green , red , violet , all bound together by a greyish ...
... colour , but exactly the colour of a lion's skin . Then we come to a rock known as the Pillar of Salt , whose face is covered with sharp angles of kaleidoscopic colours , yellow , green , red , violet , all bound together by a greyish ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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Abbey Algeria amid ancient arches attracted beautiful béguinage bridge British Bruges buildings built canals capital carved Castle Cathedral centre century charm chief church coast colour crowds dance Donald McLeish Dutch England English Europe famous feet fish Flemish flowers forests France French galleries gardens Ghent Hall harbour hills Holland Holy houses huge hundred India island Italian Italy Kairwan King known lake land live London lovely magnificent mediæval modern Moorish Moors Morocco mountains Naples natives night North palace Paris peasants Photo Photochrom picturesque population province Pyrenees quaint railway remains river rock Roman Rome round ruins saints scene scenery Seville sorts South Spain Spanish sport square miles stands stone strange streets Swiss thousand tion to-day tomb tourists towers town trees Tunis Tunisia valleys vast Venice village W. H. Smith walls wild women wonderful woods Zuider Zee