The National Geographic Magazine, Volumes 76-77National Geographic Society, 1940 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... centuries ago is depicted as she came to Ribe to marry Valdemar the Victorious , who reigned from 1202 to 1241 . The statue , by Anne Marie Nielsen , stands on Castle Hill , on the west side of Ribe , once the site of the royal castle ...
... centuries ago is depicted as she came to Ribe to marry Valdemar the Victorious , who reigned from 1202 to 1241 . The statue , by Anne Marie Nielsen , stands on Castle Hill , on the west side of Ribe , once the site of the royal castle ...
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... centuries ago , although vellum ( for drumheads ) has largely taken the place of actual writing parchment ( pages 112 , 113 ) . As I stood in this south Hampshire yard and watched the clever way the vellum maker shaved the sheepskin to ...
... centuries ago , although vellum ( for drumheads ) has largely taken the place of actual writing parchment ( pages 112 , 113 ) . As I stood in this south Hampshire yard and watched the clever way the vellum maker shaved the sheepskin to ...
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... Centuries ago , he explained , the lord of Empoli besieged the lord of near - by San Miniato , who posted a sign : " We'll hold out until Empoli donkeys fly . " Acceptance of this challenge is modernly re - enacted every spring by ...
... Centuries ago , he explained , the lord of Empoli besieged the lord of near - by San Miniato , who posted a sign : " We'll hold out until Empoli donkeys fly . " Acceptance of this challenge is modernly re - enacted every spring by ...
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Home Life and Industry in the Netherlands II illustrations in duotone from photographs | 271 |
History of Ancient Bridge Building and Road Making | 347 |
Italys Monuments Tell Romes Magnificence 8 illustrations from photographs 7 illus | 371 |
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