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 83
... walls . The Van Eyck Pictures The ruins of the old Abbey of St. Bavon also have a dreamy atmosphere . All sorts of thick creepers cloak the walls and there are long vaulted cloisters with strange figures of grim men in stone . It was ...
... walls . The Van Eyck Pictures The ruins of the old Abbey of St. Bavon also have a dreamy atmosphere . All sorts of thick creepers cloak the walls and there are long vaulted cloisters with strange figures of grim men in stone . It was ...
Page 159
... walls to instal cannon in 1836. Since then , however , a very elaborate work of restoration has taken place as well as excavations which revealed objects of great interest . By remov- ing plaster from the walls of the guard room some ...
... walls to instal cannon in 1836. Since then , however , a very elaborate work of restoration has taken place as well as excavations which revealed objects of great interest . By remov- ing plaster from the walls of the guard room some ...
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... walls and arches are splashed with faded tints of once brilliant reds and blues and golds ; there are rich tiles , the carvings might be of needlework , especially the inscriptions in those graceful Arabic characters which are artistic ...
... walls and arches are splashed with faded tints of once brilliant reds and blues and golds ; there are rich tiles , the carvings might be of needlework , especially the inscriptions in those graceful Arabic characters which are artistic ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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