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Page 162
... painted against the sky . We had reached the edge of the mighty escarpment . Far below lay a green plain and beyond it the Pacific . Offshore , like a sea monster , sprawled Kuei- shan ( Tortoise Mountain ) Island and a rocky Arched in ...
... painted against the sky . We had reached the edge of the mighty escarpment . Far below lay a green plain and beyond it the Pacific . Offshore , like a sea monster , sprawled Kuei- shan ( Tortoise Mountain ) Island and a rocky Arched in ...
Page 243
... painted by the so - called " lost color " technique . Designs were laid on in wax , and red or black paint then applied . When the wax was removed , a negative painted design remained . In size , vessels ranged from miniatures no more ...
... painted by the so - called " lost color " technique . Designs were laid on in wax , and red or black paint then applied . When the wax was removed , a negative painted design remained . In size , vessels ranged from miniatures no more ...
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... painted on wood , which contracts and expands under varying conditions of temperature and humidity . Therefore panel paintings are most fragile and difficult to transport . Omitting them meant the omission of the unique Viennese ...
... painted on wood , which contracts and expands under varying conditions of temperature and humidity . Therefore panel paintings are most fragile and difficult to transport . Omitting them meant the omission of the unique Viennese ...
Contents
Arizona Sheep Trek By Francis R Line With 16 illustrations in color from natural | iv |
From Indian Canoes to Submarines at Key West Florida By Frederick Simpich With | xii |
Kunming Pilgrimage 20 illustrations from photographs by John Gutmann and Joseph | xix |
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