Artistic in A Sentence

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    A burst of literary and artistic activity followed the Revolution; and van Hasselt's house became a centre of poets, artists and musicians of the romantic school.

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    A fresh impulse was given to letters on the accession of Nero, and this was partly due to the theatrical and artistic tastes of the young emperor.

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    Abstract expressionism was a New York painting movement of the 1940's with its artistic roots based upon abstract art.

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    Accordingly the sacred book has not even the artistic form of poetry; which, among the Arabs, includes a stringent metre, as well as rhyme.

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    Additionally, her artistic pursuits will keep Seymour busy with several business ventures, including her "Paint with Jane Starter Kits", as well as the Jane Seymour Botanicals collection.

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    After his second marriage with Jeanne de Laval, daughter of Guy XIV., count of Laval, and Isabel of Brittany, Rene took a less active part in public affairs, and devoted himself more to artistic and literary pursuits.

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    Alboin, the Lombard king, captured it in 568, and it was one of the chief residences of the Lombard, and later of the Frankish, monarchs; and though, like other cities of northern Italy, it suffered much during the Guelph and Ghibelline struggles, it rose to a foremost position both from the political and the artistic point of view under its various rulers of the Scaliger or Della Scala family.

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    All these poems, like the Elegiada of Luis Pereira Brandao on the disaster of Al Kasr, the Primeiro cerco de Diu of the chronicler Francisco de Andrade, and even the AfTonso Africano of Quevedo, for all its futile allegory, contain striking episodes and vigorous and well-coloured descriptive passages, but they cannot compare with The Lusiads in artistic value.

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    Although a little engraving on copper has been practised in Japan of late years, it is of no artistic value, and the only branch of the art which calls for recognition is the Engraving.

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    Although he displayed a loyal attachment to the Catholic Church, especially owing to his artistic sympathies, he none the less opposed all its more exaggerated pretensions, especially as represented by the Jesuits, whom he condemned as un-German.

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    Although the artistic product of the first period of Latin literature which has reached us in a complete shape is limited to the comedies of Plautus and Terence, the influence may most appropriately be taken as marking the end of one period and the beginning of another.

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    Although, since his infancy, he had only visited England once (in 1851, when he came to see the Great Exhibition), he was not quite unknown in the cultured and artistic world of London, as he had made many friends during a residence in Rome of some two years or more after he left Frankfort in 1852.

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    An accomplished jazz bassist, Eastwood is pursuing a career in the artistic field that was his father's first love.

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    An artistic effort designed specially for a doting grandpa has place of honor on the wall.

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    An artistic taste will recognize the essential differences, and not endeavour, apart from questions of strength, to graft a design suitable for one on another.

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    An effort to induce the city to adopt, in the rebuilding after the earthquake of 1906, an artistic plan failed, and reconstruction followed practically the old plan of streets, although the buildings which had marked them had been for the most part obliterated.

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    An example of an illustration by John Gould demonstrated the artistic excellence achieved.

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    And no reader of Lucretius can doubt that he attached the greatest importance to artistic execution, and that he took a great pleasure, not only in " the long roll of his hexameter," but also in producing the effects of alliteration, assonance, &c., which are so marked a peculiarity in the style of Plautus and the earlier Roman poets.

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    And yet, while the miniature has a career of its own in artistic development which may be more conveniently dealt with under a separate heading (see Miniature), its decorative qualities are so closely bound up with those of the initial and border that an historical description of illumination must give full recognition to its prominent position in the general scheme of book-ornamentation of the middle ages.

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    Another branch of stone-work, surface carving, was early developed by the artistic dynastic race.

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    Any artistic abilities you may possess are given a strong dramatic overtone.

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    Are you totally clueless when it comes to the artistic side of decorating?

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    Artful Home carries a delightful selection of artistic pillows.

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    Artistic and efficient, she now spearheads the future of the British film industry in the South of England.

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    Artistic control on both point and shoot and SLR cameras is determined by the modes.

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    Artistic design elements--Patterns, splashes and watercolor effects are some of the many artistic design elements available.

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    Artistic Director, Barrie Rutter, takes as his inspiration the cartoons and caricatures of celebrated eighteenth century satirist, James Gillray.

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    Artistic endeavors have also been a way for many trauma survivors to express inner feelings in a positive, creative way.

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    Artistic moms can try printing out a Dr. Seuss character onto a transparent sheet of plastic, then projecting it onto the wall for a one-of-a-kind mural.

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    Artistic pleasure, grown less delicate, required the stimulus of a more sensational effect or a more striking realism, as we may see by the Pergamene and Rhodian schools of sculpture, by the bas-reliefs with the genre subjects drawn from the life of the countryside, or, in literature by the sort of historical writing which became popular with Cleitarchus and Duris, by the studied emotional or rhetorical point of Callimachus, and by the portrayal of country life in Theocritus.

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    Artistic pottery is made at Hyderabad, Karachi, Tatta and Hala, and also at Multan and Lahore in the Punjab.

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    Artistic Sensations - has a great selection of animals and dinosaurs.

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    Artistic talents â making a frieze on a school wall or helping with sculpture.

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    As a dancer you have chosen an artistic profession, as I did.

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    As a scientific engineer and practical architect Wren was perhaps more remarkable than as an artistic designer.

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    As has been seen, it was just at this pe.iod that philosophy and art ceased to be available for educational purposes, and accordingly the literary sophists were popular precisely because they offered advanced teaching which was neither philosophical nor artistic. Their recognition of the demand and their attempt to satisfy it are no small claims to distinction.

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    As to artistic representations of the goddess, we have first the rude figure which seems to be a copy of the Palladium; secondly, the still rude, but otherwise more interesting, figures of her, as e.g.

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    As with the movie awards, the television awards aren't focused on artistic output but the true favorites of fans.

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    At a later time Augsburg and Nuremberg were the chief centres for the production of artistic works in the various metals.

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    At a very early age she displayed considerable literary and artistic talent.

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    At the latter part of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th the Pollaiuoli, Ricci and other artists devoted much labour and artistic skill to the production of candlesticks and smaller objects of bronze, such as door-knockers, many of which are works of the greatest beauty.

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    At the same time the prevalent tone of the populace was, no doubt, Hellenistic, as is shown by the fact that the Jews who settled there acquired Greek in place of Aramaic as their mother-tongue, and in its upper circles Alexandrian society under the Ptolemies was not only Hellenistic, but notable among the Hellenes for its literary and artistic brilliance.

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    At this date he was already distinguished as an accomplished scholar and critic, able to converse fluently in half-a-dozen languages, and well informed on most questions of scientific, artistic or antiquarian interest.

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    Bach contrives to give this anti-climax a definite artistic value; all the more from the fact that his Crucifixus and Resurrexit, and the contrast between them, are among the most sublime and directly impressive things in all music. To the end of his Resurrexit chorus he appends an orchestral ritornello, summing up the material of the chorus in the most formal possible way, and thereby utterly destroying all sense of finality as a member of a large group, while at the same time not in the least impairing the force and contrast of the whole - that contrast having ineffaceably asserted itself at the moment when it occurred.

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    Bernhard Elis Malmstrom (1816-1865), who was a professor of aesthetics at the university of Upsala, was the author of many important books on artistic and literary history, notably a monograph on Franzen.

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    Besides the appearance of the hair, the raised cicatrices, the belief in omens and sorcery, the practices for testing the courage of youths, &c., they are equally rude, merry and boisterous, but amenable to discipline, and with decided artistic tastes and faculty.

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    Black and white photography has the tendency to transform ordinary photos into beautiful and artistic images.

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    Black and white photos are also very artistic and sometimes add drama, particularly to photos with a lot of shadows.

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    Books, artistic publications, paper and beer are amongst the other principal products.

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    Both at Euyuk and Yasili Kaya reliefs in one and the same series are widely separated in artistic conception and execution, some showing the utmost naiveté, others expressing both outline and motion with fair success.

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    Both plates are executed in a very artistic style " .

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    Bring out your artistic, creative side with these bright and cheerful colors.

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    Broad effects of richness and splendour captivate the former, whereas the latter looks for delicacy of finish, accuracy of detail and, above all, evidences of artistic competence.

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    But an artistic temperament was hardly that required of a king of Prussia on the eve of the Revolution; and Frederick the Great, who had employed him in various services - notably in an abortive confidential mission to the court of Russia in 1 780 - openly expressed his misgivings as to the character of the prince and his surroundings.

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    But as soon as one artistic vision has dominance, the role of the large group as an improvising ensemble tends to become blurred.

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    But his artistic instincts are higher than those of the Chinese, and there is reasonable hope that,in time he may excel their best works.

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    But revolutionary passion is raised here to such heights that it creates a truly artistic work.

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    But the proof that his scheme was the work of a great poet does not depend merely upon the artistic unity which excited the wonder of Aristotle.

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    But the term raku-yaki did not come into use until the close of the century, when Chjiro (artistic name, Choryu) received from Hideyoshi (the TaikO) a seal bearing the ideograph raku, with which he thenceforth stamped his productions.

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    But we live in a world where even artistic directors talk about the plays they are putting on as ' product ' .

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    But when all artistic perception in Great Britain appeared lost in admiration of the triumphs of machinery and the expansion of trade, a new influence in art matters, that of the prince consort, began to make itself felt.

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    By the autumn of the same year, probably feeling the incompleteness of the artistic training that could be obtained north of the Alps, he must have taken advantage of some opportunity, we know not what, to make an excursion of some months to Italy, leaving his lately married wife at Nuremberg.

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    Carol is known for her attention to detail and delicate artistic beading.

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    Cast iron, brought to perfection by the Coalbrookdale Company about 1860, but now little esteemed, owing to the poverty of design which so often counterfeits smiths' work, presents great opportunities to founders possessing taste or willing to submit to artistic control.

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    Consider really putting your passion into your cake, whether you have a flair for the artistic or a fondness for what's simple and traditional, and you will end up with a one-of-a-kind wedding cake design.

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    Couples can find artistic rings as well as plain bands.

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    Create a larger, artistic display design and integrate the cupcakes into the vision.

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    Cursed with such immoderate fluency Lydgate could not sustain himself at the highest level of artistic excellence; and, though imbued with a sense of the essentials of poetry, and eager to prove himself in its various manifestations, he stinted himself of the self-discipline necessary to perfection of form.

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    Czech glassmakers became international pioneers in the use of the medium for artistic purposes.

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    Decorators with artistic flair enjoy making up their own cake designs, and the Christmas holiday provides an opportunity to mingle new ideas with favorite traditional themes.

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    Del Chiaro notices the great imitative capacity of the race, both artistic and mechanical.

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    Depending on your garden's central theme, either line the pond with artistic tiles or use broken colored pieces within a concrete base around planters or walkways as an appealing mosaic.

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    Digital single lens reflex cameras, or DSLR cameras, contain more professional features and allow for more artistic control.

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    Diirer's interest and curiosity, both artistic and personal, were evidently stimulated by his travels in the highest degree.

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    Don't you just love the pretentious cretins who try to plumb the depths of artistic endeavor?

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    Dora Scott was born in 1885, and grew up amidst the Scott family's literary and artistic milieu.

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    Dramatic colors and artistic, dreamy visuals are the necessities for the perfect sunset wedding.

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    During the first seven or eight years of his settled life in his native city from 1495, he betrays a conflict of artistic tendencies as well as no small sense of spiritual strain and strife.

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    During the first twenty-five years of the Meiji era, the Owari potters sought to compensate the technical and artistic defects of their pieces by giving them magnificent dimensions; but at the Tokyo industrial exhibition (1891) they were able to contribute some specimens showing decorative, plastic and graving skill of no mean order.

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    Dye colors were also limited to violet, red or blue on a white or cream background, however the fine line work and artistic talent behind these patterns created a unique look that modern print mills have been unable to surpass.

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    Each is expertly designed by Claire, an experienced cake decorator with natural artistic flair and an inspired talent for sugarcraft.

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    Each microstock photo agency employs a team of reviewers who methodically look at every picture submitted and rate it according to technical quality, as well as artistic and commercial merit.

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    Each setting on the camera may be minutely adjusted to offer total artistic control over the resulting image.

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    Ellenâs artistic talent blossomed during her marriage to Edward.

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    Emperor Huizong was a great patron of the arts who preferred artistic pursuits to the affairs of state.

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    Especially if you have an artistic streak or a flare for the unusual, creative cupcakes are an excellent outlet to exercise your talents.

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    Esthetic convention allows that an architectural folly, well executed, can achieve a real artistic integrity in its deliberate incompleteness.

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    Even if you have no artistic ability at all you can create wonderful effects with specialty stencils and murals.

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    Even philosophies such as logic and aesthetic would be necessary for such an investigation, if thought and artistic production are normal.

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    Even the simple things often turn into artistic pictures ideal for a scrapbook.

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    Every fresh artistic problem immediately became for him a far-reaching scientific problem as well.

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    Exempt from duty were now only refuse, raw products, scientific instruments, ships and literary and artistic objects; forty-four articles notably beer, vinegar, sugar, herrings, cocoa, salt, fish oils, ether, alum and sodawere unaffected by the change, while duties were henceforth levied upon a large number of articles which had previously been admitted dtity free, such as pig iron, machines and locomotives, grain, building timber, tallow; horses, cattle and sheep; and, again, the tariff law further increased the duties leviable upon numerous other articles.

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    Exotic female photography showcases the unique beauty of a woman's outstanding features while employing artistic creativity and good taste.

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    Face painting is an artistic expression that kids of all ages love.

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    Few cities are as rich as Florence in collections of works of artistic and historic interest, although the great majority of them belong to a comparatively limited period - from the 13th to the 16th century.

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    Few cities of the same size as Frankfort are so richly endowed with literary, scientific and artistic institutions, or possess so many handsome buildings appropriated to their service.

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    Filters render artistic effects, distortion, blurriness, sharpness, noise removal, and lighting effects, among others.

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    Fine art figure photography is highly competitive due to its artistic and creative aspects, making it difficult to earn a living working only in this arena.

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    First of all, because they were a great toy, an infinitely malleable artistic medium of creation.

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    Florence had had other sons of comprehensive genius, artistic and mechanical, Leon Battista Alberti perhaps the chief.

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    For almost forty years the long player has been the pinnacle of artistic expression in popular music.

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    For anyone interested in the artistic backcloth to the city it is a must-see.

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    For example, a scrapbook done entirely in black and white can be very artistic looking.

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    For grace and elegance of composition, and for the artistic presentation of events, he has a hardly concealed contempt.

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    For it was on the artistic rather than on the critical side of history that stress was almost universally laid in antiquity, and the thing that above all others was expected from the historian was not so much a scientific investigation and accurate exposition of the truth, as its skilful presentation in such a form as would charm and interest the reader.

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    For really fresh and progressive indigenous art we may perhaps have, in the near future, to turn to America and to Russia, where, having little artistic past to refer to, designers and craftsmen display unequalled individuality and force.

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    For the graves yielded not only new types of statues, bronzes, ivory carvings and painted pottery - all of the highest artistic value - but also a large number of stone stelae inscribed with funerary formulae in the Meroitic script.

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    For these and other artistic labours Leonardo was rewarded in 1498 (ready money being with difficulty forthcoming and his salary being long in arrears) by the gift of a suburban garden outside the Porta Vercelli.

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    For use in the field, however, and for scientific work, a contoured map like Siegfried's atlas of Switzerland, or, in the case of hilly country, a map shaded on the assumption of a vertical light, will prove more useful than one of these, notwithstanding that truth to nature and artistic beauty are claimed on their behalf.

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    For, as in the legend of Sigurd the Volsung, the plot had turned upon the love and vengeance of Brunhild, so in the song of the Nibelungs it is the love and vengeance of Kriemhild, the Gudrun of the northern saga, that forms the backbone of the story and gives it from first to last an artistic unity which the V olsungasaga lacks.

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    Founding Artistic director of the renowned Green Room Arts Center in Manchester she is also former Director of the Merseyside Festival of Comedy.

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    Founding Artistic Director of the renowned Green Room Arts Center in Manchester she is also former Director of the Merseyside Festival of Comedy.

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    Frau von Schmerling, who was distinguished by literary and artistic abilities, at that time rare in the Austrian capital, died in 1840, leaving two daughters.

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    Fred Morse won the David Flack Award for artistic glassware.

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    Freedom of speech and free artistic license are of the utmost importance, but you also wouldn't want to put any faculty members in a compromising situation.

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    From an artistic point of view the metal manufactures are one of the most important products of India.

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    From associates like these Di.irer could imbibe the spirit of Renaissance culture and research; but the external aspects and artistic traditions which surrounded him were purely Gothic, and he had to work out for himself the style and formlanguage fit to express what was in him.

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    From the 16th century to the 18th many artistic handicrafts were practised by the Portuguese in imitation of the fine pottery, cabinetwork, embroideries, &c., which they imported from India and Persia.

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    From this stratum came also various fragments of bas reliefs of high artistic excellence.

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    Funded from charitable sources we seek a fundraiser for 2 years to work with Artistic Director.

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    General conventions, to which most of the European states are parties, were signed in 1883 at Paris for the protection of industrial, and in 1886 at Bern for the protection of literary and artistic, property, and, from 1899 onwards, a series of general treaties, to none of which is Great Britain a party, have been signed at the Hague, as the result of conferences, invited by the government of the Netherlands, for solving some of the more pressing questions arising out of " the conflict of laws."

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    German history is steeped in rich music and artistic expression, and this tradition carries over to the wedding celebration and reception.

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    Gradually, however, the process was applied without restraint and the products lost all artistic quality.

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    Great importance has always been attached by Japanese experts to the patina of metal used for artistic chiselling.

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    Had Petrarch been possessed with a passion for some commanding principle in politics, morality or science, instead of with the thirst for selfglorification and the ideal of artistic culture, it is not wholly impossible that Italian humanism might have assumed a manlier and more conscientious tone.

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    Had the natives of Egypt been asked to choose between the preservation of Ptolemy's famed temple and the benefit to be derived from a considerable additional depth of water storage, there can be no question that they would have preferred the latter; but they were not consulted, and the classical sentiment and artistic beauty of the place, skilfully pleaded by archaeologists and artists, prevailed.

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    Having acted for some time as secretary to Jules Senard, ex-president of the Constituent Assembly, he published an original paper on artistic copyright, but as soon as possible resumed the history of law.

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    Having laid the founda - tions of a successful business in his admirable domestic pottery - the best the world had ever seen up to that time - he turned his attention to artistic pottery, and the European renaissance of classic art - fostered by the discovery of Pompeii and the recovery of Greek painted vases from the ancient graves in Campania.

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    He first vindicates the claims of his own age to literary pre-eminence, and then seeks to stimulate the younger writers of the day to what he regarded as the manlier forms of poetry, and especially to the tragic drama, which seemed for a short time to give promise of an artistic revival.

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    He followed Ptolemy closely, enlarging on his distinction between geography and chorography, and expressing the artistic analogy in a rough diagram.

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    He had himself strong artistic tendencies, though his numerous poems show but little proof of this, and as a patron of the arts he proved himself as great as any who had ever occupied a German throne, and more than a mere dilettante.

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    He imitated the Greek historians in taking particular actions - the Jugurthan War and the Catilinarian Conspiracy - as the subjects of artistic treatment.

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    He is credited with developing cubism, an abstract artistic style which breaks up subjects to show them in different angles.

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    He is not normally artistic and has difficulty in vocalizing what he wants to do.

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    He showed, on the one side, how the history of a people can be written with a recognition of fixed principles, and at the same time with an artistic feeling for personal and dramatic episodes.

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    He was a man of wide literary, historical and artistic culture, a Dante student, and the author of several books and articles on social questions, the conditions of Sicily, foreign affairs, etc.; his Lettere dall'Albania are deservedly appreciated, and his geographical studies led to his being elected president of the Italian geographical society.

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    He was a metrist of the artistic order, skilful, learned and unimpassioned.

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    He was beginning to be himself by 1864 or 1865 - that was the first of such periods of his as may be accounted good - and, though not at that time so fully a master of transient effects of weather as he became later, he began then to paint with a success genuinely artistic the scenes of the harbour and the estuary, which no longer lost vivacity by deliberate and too obvious completeness.

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    He was brought thus into contact with those artistic and classical associations which exercised so marked an influence on his character and opinions.

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    He was the first of the purely artistic historians, as distinct from the annalists and the writers of personal memoirs.

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    Her parents were from Argentina, but it's Kat's paternal grandmother who is attributed with playing a big part in encouraging Kat's artistic talents.

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    Her whole line of "Lovely" demonstrates her artistic flair for scent layering and you will enjoy its uniqueness without having to wear a scent overshadowing your own natural beauty and personality.

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    Here, in his artistic use of familiar idiom, he might fairly be called the Euripides of Attic prose.

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    His artistic education was chiefly supervised by his father, but he also attended the York School of Design, and worked for a short time in the Royal Academy Schools.

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    His comedy, like that of Plautus, seems to have been rather a free adaptation of his originals than a rude copy of them, as those of Livius probably were, or an artistic copy like those of Terence.

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    His desire for more artistic freedom drew him to the contemporary dance scene, where he has made a name for himself.

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    His drawings on bone or tusk found in the caves show no mean artistic power, as appears by the three specimens copied in the Plate.

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    His early career did not foretell his artistic interests.

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    His father showed some of his drawings to an acquaintance, Andrea del Verrocchio, who at once recognized the boy's artistic vocation, and was selected by Ser Piero to be his master.

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    His fine appearance, his flexible and sympathetic voice, his manifest sincerity, the perfect lucidity and artistic symmetry of his address, and the brilliance with which he illustrated his points would have attracted hearers even had he had little to say.

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    His greatest contribution to poetic art consisted in the perfection which he attained in the phalaecian, the pure iambic, and the scazon metres, and in the ease and grace with which he used the language of familiar intercourse, as distinct from that of the creative imagination, of the rostra, and of the schools, to give at once a lifelike and an artistic expression to his feelings.

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    His house was the centre of the highest culture of Hamburg, and a monument of his influence in that city still remains in the Haus der patriotischen Gesellschaft, where the learned and artistic societies partly founded by him still meet.

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    His innate modesty and his sense of artistic privacy would certainly make him shun such a title but he fully deserved it nonetheless.

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    His labours, whether artistic or theoretic, had for some time been carried on in the face of failing health.

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    His principal faults are his carelessness and inaccuracy in matters of chronology, his lack of artistic skill in the presentation of his material, his desultory method of treatment, and his failure to look below the surface and grasp the real significance and vital connexion of events.

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    His Socialism, though it made a brave show at times, was at heart a passionate enthusiasm for an inaccessible artistic ideal.

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    His two extant works are more valuable as artistic studies of the rival parties in the state and of personal character than as trustworthy narratives of facts.

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    His work was important not only because of its artistic merit, but also because he created controversy about how the arts are publicly funded.

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    His works are very voluminous, and to a large extent fragmentary and devoid of artistic finish; nevertheless they are nearly always worth investigating for the brilliant suggestions in which they abound.

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    Home of post-war British modernism, St Ives provides the artistic foundations for Tate St Ives.

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    I am looking forward to seeing what artistic flair you can lend to my new hand-made card website now!

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    I think he should get a '10 ' for artistic merit.

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    I truly believe that digital scrapbooking has more opportunity for artistic creativity.

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    If we may believe report, Nero found time in the intervals of his artistic triumphs for more vicious excesses.

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    If you are looking for artistic homemade embellishments, Donna Downey products just might be the answer.

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    If you can't resist using your own picture, use a photo-editing program to blur the image or take an artistic shot of only a small portion of your face.

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    If you compromise you will have made a difference on a social level without compromising artistic integrity.

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    If you feel like a free spirit and like to express yourself through artistic creation, these colors are just waiting for you and your imagination.

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    If you have creative or artistic inclinations, your work will blossom.

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    If you have no artistic inclination whatsoever, or are chemically sensitive to the ingredients in puffy paint, personalized makeup bags can be easily purchased.

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    If you study on campus, there are activities from sports to student clubs; if you study online, you will largely be left to your own devices as far as entertainment, exercise, and artistic pursuits are concerned.

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    If you think of curtains as artistic as well as functional accessories, the decorative curtain rods and finials you choose to showcase your designs are like the framing pieces that finish the look you're trying to achieve.

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    If you're artistic and plan to design from scratch, it could take longer.

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    If you're short on time, creativity, or artistic skills, commercial toppers can be a huge help for getting your cakes and cupcakes to look professional and fun without much work on your part.

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    If your artistic abilities are lacking, however, there are plenty of places to try searching for free patterns.

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    If your goal is to find a creative way to present wedding vows, but you are not particularly artistic and the idea of straying from the traditional format makes you nervous, consider adding a chorus to your vows.

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    If your tastes tend toward the artistic or eclectic, then look for a grill that is beaten up and rusted.

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    In 1889 he published his personal artistic credo, The Soul of Man Under Socialism.

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    In 1896 Dr Sven Hedin discovered in the desert not far from the town of Khotan, in a locality known as Borasan, objects in terra-cotta, bronze images of Buddha, engraved gems, coins and MSS.; the objects, which display artistic skill, give indications of having been wrought by craftsmen who laboured to reproduce Graeco-Indian ideals in the service of the cult of Buddha, and consequently date presumably from the 3rd century B.C., when the successors of Alexander the Great were founding their kingdoms in Persia, Khwarezm (Khiva), Merv, Bactria (Afghanistan) and northern India, and from that date to the 4th or 5th century A.D.

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    In a series of early self-portraits, Courbet explored a whole repertoire of artistic identities.

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    In addition to the technical aspects of the field, photography also includes artistic aspects that typically take years to develop.

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    In addition to the varied and beautiful forms of implements and weapons - frequently ornamented with a high degree of artistic taste - armlets and other personal ornaments in gold, amber, jet and bronze are not uncommon.

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    In addition to this, on-campus facilities provide work, artistic, study, and recreational opportunities to students.

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    In artistic terms, even the term "classic" can take on a different meaning.

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    In color-printing, the colors, which are much the same as those in use in Europe, are mixed, with rice-paste as a medium, on the block for each operation, and the power of regulating the result given by this custom to an intelligent craftsman (who, again, is neither the artist nor the engraver) was productive in the best period of very beautiful and artistic effects, such as could never have been obtained by any mechanical device.

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    In due course it passed from Pergamene to Roman dominion, and according to Cicero, was plundered of many artistic treasures by Verres.

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    In Italy the Renaissance might be purely concerned with things intellectual or artistic, and seem to have little or no touch with things moral.

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    In its artistic, its literary, its spiritual products the age after Alexander gave evidence of the change.

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    In Margaret Smith's Journal an artistic, though suppositive, Colonial style is well maintained.

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    In order to get the full benefit from this accessory, you'll need to install one or more artistic apps on your tablet (or other mobile device).

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    In point of style and artistic effect, the different parts of the Koran are of very unequal value.

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    In short, the artistic output of Chinese kilns in their palmiest days was, not faience or pottery,, but porcelain, whether of soft or hard paste.

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    In spite of their artistic defects, these specimens were exported in considerable numbers by merchants in the foreign settlements, and their first cost being very low, they found a not unreniunerative market.

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    In the earliest existing monument of the Hellenic genius, the Homeric poems, one may already observe that regulative sense of form and proportion, which shaped the later achievements of the race in the intellectual and artistic spheres.

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    In the first place, what we are accustomed to call higher religions deliberately attach greater sanctity to aniconic gods than to iconic ones, and that from no artistic incapacity.

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    In the later Saiva mythology this theory finds its artistic representation in Siva's androgynous form of Ardha-narisa, or "halfwoman-lord," typifying the union of the male and female energies; the male half in this form of the deity occupying the right-hand, and the female the left-hand side.

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    In the mountainous region on the upper waters of the Sangarius, between Kutaiah Eski Shehr and Afium (Afiom) Kara Hissar, there exist numerous monuments of great antiquity, showing a style of marked individuality, and implying a high degree of artistic skill among the people who produced them.

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    In the number and variety of its leather and other fancy goods Vienna rivals Paris, and is also renowned for its manufacture of jewelry and articles of precious metals, objets d'art, musical instruments, physical chemicals and optical instruments, and artistic products generally.

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    In the past, copyright has been used to protect literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works in print or written form.

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    In The Real Thing, therefore, the Manager becomes the voice of uncritical artistic enthusiasm.

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    In the simple arts of broiling and roasting meat, the use of hides and furs for covering, the plaiting of mats and baskets, the devices of hunting, trapping and fishing, the pleasure taken in personal ornament, the touches of artistic decoration on objects of daily use, the savage differs in degree but not in kind from the civilized man.

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    In this more general respect, an arboretum or woodland affords shelter, improves local climate, renovates bad soils, conceals objects unpleasing to the eye, heightens the effect of what is agreeable and graceful, and adds value, artistic and other, to the landscape.

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    In Toby Shandy he has drawn a character universally lovable and admirable; but Walter Shandy is almost greater as an artistic triumph, considering the difficulty of the achievement.

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    In virtue of its cultural institutions, it is also the intellectual and artistic centre of Hungary.

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    Indeed, history has shown that the most persecuted eventually becomes the trailblazers to a more positive way of artistic expression.

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    Indexes to English Periodicals.-A large number of periodicals do not preserve literary matter of permanent value, but the highclass reviews and the archaeological, artistic and scientific magazines contain a great mass of valuable facts, so that general and special indexes have become necessary to all literary workers.

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    Interesting as an exercise, I think, but quite stultifying in the artistic sense.

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    Interesting more for its historic value than the film's rudimentary artistic accomplishments.

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    Ionia has laid the world under its debt not only by giving birth to a long roll of distinguished men of letters and science (see Ionian School Of Philosophy), but by originating the distinct school of art which prepared the way for the brilliant artistic development of Athens in the 5th century.

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    Isolated workers or groups of workers grew into national or international associations, producing from archives vast collections of material to be worked up into the artistic form of history.

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    It also gave television - until then the most invisible of art forms - an artistic afterlife for the first time.

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    It does seem, however, that girls are culturally conditioned to lean more toward artistic subjects rather than math and science.

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    It has been frequently asserted by Western critics that the year (1876) which witnessed the abolition of sword-wearing in Japan, witnessed also the end of her artistic metal- Moderna,,d work.

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    It has been thought that the Ionian migration from Greece carried with it some part of a population which retained the artistic traditions of the "Mycenaean" civilization, and so caused the birth of the Ionic school; but whether this was so or not, it is certain that from the 8th century onwards we find the true spirit of Hellenic art, stimulated by commercial intercourse with eastern civilizations, working out its development chiefly in Ionia and its neighbouring isles.

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    It has celebrated manufactories of carpets, &c., employing about 2000 workmen, the artistic standard of which is maintained by a national school of decorative arts, founded in 1869.

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    It is chiefly to architecture that metal-work owes its permanent artistic improvement.

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    It is only possible to allude briefly here to the different conclusions that he has attained in treating the various problems, as for example in Aesthetic, the unity of art and language, of intuition and expression, the negation of particular arts, the refutation of literary and artistic classes, the criticism of rhetoric, of grammar and so forth; and in the Philosophy of the Practical or of Practice, the conciliation of the antitheses of utilitarianism and moralism, the critique of precepts, of laws and of casuistry, the new conception of judgments of value, the constitution of a philosophic economy side by side with the science of Economy, the resolution of the Philosophy of rights in the Philosophy of economic, and so forth.

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    It is the age of purest excellence in prose, and of a new birth of poetry, characterized rather by great original force and artistic promise than by perfect accomplishment.

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    It is to be noticed that none of the German finds (mostly in the south and west) show any traces of the highly developed artistic sense so characteristic of the dwellers in France at this period.

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    It is to his lasting praise that he took into his service the three greatest artistic geniuses of the time - Bramante, Michelangelo and Raphael - and entrusted them with congenial tasks.

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    It is to Moronobu that Japan owes the popularization of artistic wood-engravings, for nothing before his series of xylographic albums approached his best work in strength and beauty, and nothing since has surpassed it.

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    It is true that for us his artistic treatment of history is not without its drawbacks.

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    It may indeed be said in general that what is true of France is likewise true of all countries which felt the artistic impulses of the Renaissance.

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    It offers multiple shooting modes so you can use automatic help when pressed for time, or gain artistic control with a fully manual mode.

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    It sought also to make the art and poetry of Greece live a new artistic life.

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    It was he who gave their first really artistic impulse to the kilns of Awata, Mizoro and Iwakura, whence so many delightful specimens of faience issued almost without interruption until the middle of the 19th century and continue to issue to-day.

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    It was important, no doubt, to express the need of observing due measure and proportion, in order to attain good results in human life no less than in artistic products; but the observation of this need was no new thing in Greek literature; indeed, it had already led the Pythagoreans and Plato to find the ultimate essence of the ordered universe in number.

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    It was the tendency of the philosophy of Cousin to outline things and to fill up the details in an artistic and imaginative interest.

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    It's almost eerie how many Stephen Tucker's out there are in the artistic / computer world.

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    Italian metal-workers are mainly employed in reproduction; but traditions linger in some remote parts, while the sporadic appearance of craftsmen of a high order is evidence that the ancient artistic spirit is not wholly extinct.

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    Italian society exhibited an almost unexampled spectacle of literary, artistic and courtly refinement crossed by brutalities of lust, treasons, poisonings, assassinations, violence.

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    Its museum, which is of great historical and artistic value and includes a collection of portraits of the Peruvian viceroys and presidents, is in the upper floors of the Exposition Palace.

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    Its principal importance at the present time consists rather in the part it played in the revival of Bohemian literature than in its artistic value.

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    John Walker, to whose initiative the charts published by the admiralty are indebted for the perspicuous, firm and yet artistic execution, which facilitate their use by the mariner, was also the author of the maps published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1829-1840).

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    Julien explores the ambiguous sexual subtexts of a period of rich artistic expression, and the enduring cultural significance of these pioneers ' work.

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    Just like artistic tattooing, the results are permanent and difficult to reverse.

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    Just remember that many designs are copyright protected, so only use other designs as a way to get your artistic genius jumpstarted.

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    Known for flower designs of intricate artistic detail, Prima floral designs are a major theme in many scrapbook projects.

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    Leighton's life was throughout marked by distinction, artistic and social.

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    Limoges is the chief centre for the manufacture of porcelain, and the artistic products of the national porcelain factory of Svres have a world.

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    Livy, however, notwithstanding the extent to which he used his writings (see LivY), speaks of him in such qualified terms as to suggest the idea that his strong artistic sensibilities had been wounded by Polybius's literary defects.

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    Look to Uemura's incredibly artistic work for inspiration.

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    Lucretius Carus (96-55) were entire seclusion from public life and absorption in the ideal pleasures of contemplation and artistic production.

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    Lysias was the first to make this adaptation really artistic. His skill can be best appreciated if we turn from the easy flow of his graceful language to the majestic emphasis of Antiphon, or to the self-revealing art of Isaeus.

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    M r D. O. Hill 5 R.S.A. will superintend the artistic arrangement of the sitters.

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    Many colleges across the United States offer artistic female figure photography classes.

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    Many families of sword artists sprang up at a later period, furnishing treasures for the collector even down to the present day, and their labors reached a level of technical mastery and refined artistic judgment almost without parallel in the art industries of Europe.

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    Many handmade rings feature original artistic designs.

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    Many of the digital supplies can mimic some of the artistic affects of traditional scrapbooks.

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    Many of these albums focus on artistic arrangement of the photos.

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    Many people are probably unaware of how much planning and artistic talent goes into the decor and design ot all types of Dallas buildings, from doctors' offices to fast food restaurants to libraries to apartment homes.

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    Many photographers and visual artists believe that the lack of solid definition is an asset rather than a liability because it provides them with an almost unlimited array of artistic opportunities.

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    Many theme character cake pans come with diagrams or decorations for making character cakes, too, so if you're not artistic, you can simply follow the instructions for copying the given design layout.

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    Maybe they'll stick me on some heavy medication instead and I can keep blogging, long artistic entries full of star-spangled butterflies.

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    Moreover, the keen artistic instincts of Matthias led him to embellish his cities as well as fortify them.

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    Most people just want to read a good story, not get someone's artistic pretensions rammed down their throat.

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    Munich has long been celebrated for its artistic handicrafts, such as bronze-founding, glass-staining, silversmith's work, and wood-carving, while the astronomical instruments of Fraunhofer and the mathematical instruments of Traugott Lieberecht von Ertel (1778-1858) are also widely known.

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    My artistic flare may well have been passed down from my mother's side.

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    My artistic sensibilities would soon move into the foreground to consume my mind.

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    Nevertheless it was by the work of a number of Roman chroniclers during this period that the materials of early Roman history were systematized, and the record of the state, as it was finally given to the world in the artistic work of Livy, was extracted from the early annals, state documents and private memorials, combined into a coherent unity, and supplemented by invention and reflection.

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    Nevertheless the artistic value of the objects consumed has been greatly exaggerated by some writers.

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    New ships also have similar artistic murals planned.

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    Next to the cathedral in artistic importance come the church of Santa Maria in Istrada, and the broletto or old palace of the commune, usually styled the Arengario; the former (founded in 1357) has a rich terra-cotta facade of 1 393, and the latter is raised on a system of pointed arches, and has a tall square tower terminating in machicolations surrounding a sharp central cone.

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    No artistic ability necessary to attend, just willingness to work with own personal self-development.

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    Not by painting but by weaving were those highly artistic designs achieved.

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    Not even the imagination and skill of Berlioz could galvanize into permanent artistic life an instrumentation based exclusively upon instruments, however suggestive his wonderful orchestral effects may have been to, contemporary and later artists, who realize that artistic effects must proceed from artistic causes.

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    Not merely were artistic sculptures and bas-reliefs found that demonstrated a high development of artistic genius, but great libraries were soon revealed, - books consisting of bricks of various sizes, or of cylinders of the same material, inscribed while in the state of clay with curious characters which became indelible when baking transformed the clay into brick.

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    Not only does this furniture serve as seating, but it also adds an artistic element to the outdoor room.

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    Now the later dramas are often notoriously awkward and redundant; while the removal of those convenient operatic devices which symbolize situations instead of developing them, does not readily appear to be compensated for by any superior artistic resource.

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    Nudity made artistic became artistry made erotic.

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    Of course, this only serves to inspire anyone with artistic tendencies, but even those who couldn't wield a paintbrush to save their lives have developed Picasso-like habits in front of the mirror.

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    Of the artistic periodicals we may signalize the Art Journal (1849), Portfolio (1870), Magazine of Art (1878-1904), Studio (1893), Connoisseur (1901), and Burlington (1903).

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    On the side back double biceps, a superb artistic shot by Jon, with the legs perfectly flexed and positioned.

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    One is artistic, the other is pornographic.

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    One of them, Alessandro (1520-1589), was created cardinal at the age of fourteen; he was a man of learning and artistic tastes, and lived with great splendour surrounded by scholars and artists, among whom were Annibal Caro, Paolo Giovio, Mons.

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    One of these, in the House of the Faun, well known as the battle of Alexander, presents us with the most striking specimen of artistic composition that has been preserved to us from antiquity.

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    One particular tribe (the Kalmats), who left their name on the Makran coast and subsequently dominated Bela and Sind, west of the Indus, for a considerable period, exhibit great power of artistic design in their sepulchral monuments.

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    Only a small fraction of Goethe's work was written in an impersonal and objective spirit, and sprang from what might be called a conscious artistic impulse; by far the larger - and the better - part is the immediate reflex of his feelings and experiences.

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    Or you could place the picture to one side, leaving more space for journaling or other artistic flourishes.

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    Other colors that work well in dramatic, artistic looks include red, pink, navy blue and eggplant.

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    Other varieties of the common Beet are misused in the garden for the sake of their dark colors, but no artistic flower gardening is possible where such vegetables out of place are used.

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    Otherwise the town contains no buildings of artistic or historical interest, but it commands striking views.

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    Outside literature, we have to look to the artistic remains offered by the region to determine Hellenic influence.

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    Patronage of art is among the cherished traditions of the German princes; and even whereas for instance at Casselthere is no longer a court, the artistic impetus given by the former sovereigns has survived their fall.

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    Pedestal sinks replaced the wall mounted sinks and many of the pedestals were treated as an artistic opportunity to create a sculptured effect, such as the tulip design.

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    Peppermint Creative--This retailer offers many types of digital stamps and brushes for holidays, family and artistic themes.

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    Perhaps this is partly an " artistic " or surreal endeavor as well as an overtly occult action.

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    Petite little tins packaged in the most adorable, artistic boxes, the perfumes are available in over 20 beautiful scents.

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    Photos are often transposed onto fabrics to give an authentic looks, while others are abstract artistic interpretations.

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    Plutarch gives in his life of Pericles a charming account of the vast artistic activity which went on at Athens while that statesman was in power.

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    Plutarch's picturesque narrative bears the marks of artistic elaboration.

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    Poetry thus acquired the tone of the world, kept in close connexion with the chief source of national life, while it was cultivated to the highest pitch of artistic perfection under the most favourable conditions of leisure and freedom from the distractions and anxieties of life.

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    Poetry, philology, philosophy all flourished under his encouragement, and his name was handed down to posterity as the first of the many Spanish Jews who combined diplomatic skill with artistic culture.

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    Postmark designs range from messages to artistic elements.

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    Prima products allow you to put together a boutique quality old fashioned handmade scrapbook with little to no artistic experience.

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    Prince is not only asserting his total artistic control but publicly displaying his inability to resist throwing a very heavy spanner into his works.

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    Record the names of the first books your child learns to read independently in colorful artistic arrangements.

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    Remix Reading is an artistic project based in Reading, UK.

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    Research Staff Dr. Tim Ayers Medieval stained glass in England; architectural and artistic patronage in the medieval universities.

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    Road safety minded youngsters are being invited to let their artistic talents shine for the chance to win a signed Preston North End shirt.

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    Ross Brewer, British champion artistic gymnastics I am the current British Champion for menâs artistic gymnastics.

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    Sagas exist showing all these phases, some primitive and rough, some refined and beautified, some diluted and weakened, according as their copyists have been faithful, artistic or foolish; for the first generation of MSS.

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    Salomon Reinach, guided by the analogy of similar practices among the aborigines of Australia, and noticing that these primitive pictures represent none but animals that formed the staple food of the age and place, and that they are usually found in the deepest and darkest recesses of the caves where they could only be drawn and seen by torchlight, has argued that they were not intended for artistic gratification (a late motive in human art), but were magical representations destined to influence and perhaps attract the hunter's quarry.

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    Scottish Dance Theater will appear with Highland, something the artistic director calls " perfect Fringe fodder " .

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    Sensuality is a subjective term, so how you approach the composition of your sensual photography will depend on your own artistic aesthetic and how you want to market your work.

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    She channels her artistic abilities into the creation of a limited edition line of makeup for that edgy rocker chic look.

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    She was becoming more left-wing in her political sympathies, and wanting to pursue an artistic, almost Bohemian lifestyle.

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    Sidewalk chalk is among the safest ventures you can take to help your child investigate his artistic potential.

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    Simply hone your artistic side and you're sure to have an endless supply of creepy ideas once your makeup box is filled with the basics.

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    Since becoming artistic director at London's Old Vic theater you've become quite picky with your film roles.

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    Sind is the only province of India where the potter's craft is pursued with any regard to artistic considerations; and there the industry is said to have been introduced by the Mahommedans.

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    Slowly and obscurely the Renaissance comes to Scotland; its presence is indicated by the artistic tastes of the king, and, later, by the sweet and mournful poetry of Henryson.

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    So here I was "forty-something" before I realized there were at least a dozen manufacturers of artistic door hardware in pewter, cast iron, and yes, brass.

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    Socialist Realism was launched, an artistic style to go with the Popular Front.

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    Some earlier stories, such as The Wheels of Chance (1896) and Love and Mr Lewisham (1900), had proved his talent for drawing character, and pure phantasies like The War of the Worlds (1898) his abundant invention; but Kipps (1905) and Tono-Bungay (1909) showed a great advance in artistic power.

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    Some of the biggest names in the industry have the opportunity to show off their talents here, offering demonstrations of their artistic, runway-worthy looks.

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    Some of the differences between the screenplay and the film were for "artistic" purposes.

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    Students pursuing a Master of Fine Arts at Savannah College, on the other hand, will concentrate on graphic design courses and programs to hone their technical skills and broaden their artistic scope.

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    Students who are artistic or musically inclined can get scholarships into schools that focus on art.

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    Sudden, unpremeditated volition may be the earliest and the most artistic, but it is not the best.

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    Suitable for beginners as well as advanced photographers, Pixia provides the ability to work with layer masks, artistic filters, and other enhancement tools.

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    Table services of Owari porcelain the ware itself excellently manipulated and of almost egg-shell fineness2re now decorated with floral scrolls, landscapes, insects, birds, figure-subjects and al sorts of designs, chaste, elaborate or quaint; and these services, representing so much artistic labor and originality, are, sold for prices that bear no due ratio to the skill required in their manufacture.

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    Telling of stories was a recognized form of entertainment at all feasts and gatherings, and it was the necessity of the reciter which gradually worked them into a regular form, by which the memory was relieved and the artistic features of the story allowed to be more carefully elaborated.

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    That is what makes storytelling such a powerful art far more important than the final artistic polish of a professional teller.

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    The 10 styles currently offered cover a broad range of artistic tastes, from pop art, to more traditional oil portraiture.

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    The account which has come down to us is that Mantegna began engraving in Rome, prompted by the engravings produced by Baccio Baldini of Florence after Sandro Botticelli; nor is there anything positive to invalidate this account, except the consideration that it would consign all the numerous and elaborate engravings made by Mantegna to the last sixteen or seventeen years of his life, which seems a scanty space for them, and besides the earlier engravings indicate an earlier period of his artistic style.

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    The art of massage therapy An artistic look at how massage therapy An artistic look at how massage therapy can help you.

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    The artistic character is still Greek.

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    The artistic life in Budapest is fostered by the academy of music, which once had Franz Liszt as its director, a conservatoire of music, a dramatic school, and a school for painting and for drawing, all maintained by the government.

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    The artistic sense of the nation is perhaps greatest among the peasantry, although Portugal has the most illiterate peasantry in western Europe.

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    The artistic taste of the landscape gardening is excellent, and the mountain scenery is not unworthy of Kashmir.

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    The Artists Arnolfini is committed to supporting artistic experimentation.

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    The base, usually of copper, was as thin as cardboard; the cloisons, exceedingly fine and delicate, were laid on with care and accuracy; the colors were even, and the designs showed artistic judgment.

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    The Bohemian Club is a famous centre of literary and artistic life.

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    The career of Josse De Pauw (1952) actor, writer, theater director and filmmaker demonstrates an impressive artistic multiplicity.

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    The carved wooden doors of both the north and the south portals are masterpieces respectively of Gothic and Renaissance workmanship. The church possesses an elaborate astronomical clock (1866) and tapestries of the 15th and 17th centuries; but its chief artistic treasures are stained glass windows of the 13th, 14th and 16th centuries, the most beautiful of them from the hand of the Renaissance artist, Engrand Le Prince, a native of Beauvais.

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    The centre of Florence, which was becoming a danger from a hygienic point of view, was pulled down in 1880-1890, but, unfortunately, sufficient care was not taken to avoid destroying certain buildings of historic and artistic value which might have been spared without impairing the work of sanitation, while the new structures erected in their place, especially those in the Piaza Vittorio Emanuele, are almost uniformly ugly and quite out of keeping with Florentine architecture.

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    The chief artistic features of the church are the group of the Last Judgment sculptured on the tympanum above the west door, and the painting by Ingres representing the martyrdom of St Symphorien, which took place at Autun in 179.

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    The cities of Path and Manaos have excellent tramways, many fine public buildings and private residences, gardens and public squares, all of which give evidence of artistic taste and great prosperity.

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    The city has a large number of literary, scientific and artistic institutions.

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    The city welcomes visitors with wide esplanades paved in russet marble, which stroll to courtly squares graced with artistic buildings.

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    The colonies of hand-workers in silk, cotton, carpets, brass and silver ware, wood and ivory, and other skilled craftsmen, which formerly existed in various parts of India, have fallen off both in the extent of their output and in the artistic excellence of their work.

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    The colossal Nara Daibutsu (Vairocana) at Tdai-ji, cast in 749 by a workman of Korean descent, is the largest of the great bronzes in Japan, but ranks far below the Yakushi-ji image in artistic qualities.

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    The columns supporting the roof and gallery are irregularly placed, with a view to artistic effect; and the general form of the piers, arches and pillars is most graceful.

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    The distinguishing characteristics of French humanism are vivid intelligence, critical audacity and polemical acumen, perspicuity of exposition, learning directed in its applications by logical sense rather than by artistic ideals of taste.

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    The early practice of writing the initial lines or even the entire text of a volume in gold or coloured inks, and of staining with purple and of gilding the vellum, while it undoubtedly enhanced the decorative aspect, does not properly fall within the scope of this article; it concerns the material rather than the artistic element of the MS. (See Manuscripts, Palaeography.) It will be seen, then, that in the earliest examples of book decorations we find the germs of the two lines on which that decoration was destined to develop in the illuminated MSS.

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    The earth and the heavenly bodies are formed from mud, the product of fire and water, from which springs also man, at first in his lower forms. Man differs from animals by the possession of the moral and artistic faculty.

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    The engagement and wedding band collection have many artistic rings, as well as traditional styles.

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    The epistle, on the other hand, rather takes the place of a public speech, it is written with an audience in view, it is a literary form, a distinctly artistic effort aiming at permanence; and it bears much the same relation to a letter as a Platonic dialogue does to a private talk between two friends.

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    The favorite subject of themysteries and of other artistic manifestations was no longer the triumphant Christ of the middle ages, nor the smiling and teaching Christ of the I3th century, but the Man of sorrows and of death, the naked bleeding Jesus, lying on the knees of his mother or crowned with thorns.

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    The finest glass is made in Tuscany and Venetia; Venetian glass is often colored and of artistic form.

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    The frame designs often feature words, symbols or graphics in traditional or artistic formats.

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    The friars responded not only to the new needs of the age, but to its new ideas - religious, intellectual, social, artistic.

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    The German dialects were too rough to receive that artistic elaboration under antique influences which had been so facile in Tuscany.

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    The Glagolitic was founded upon the ordinary Greek minuscule writing of the period, as was shown by Dr Isaac Taylor,' though the writing of the letters separately without abbreviations and an obvious attempt at artistic effect has gradually differentiated it from Greek writing.

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    The glossy surface of a porcelain glaze is ill fitted for rendering artistic effects with ordinary colors.

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    The goal is to establish venues conducive to a wide range of artistic endeavors.

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    The group of two longnecked gazelles facing a palm tree is of extraordinary refinement, and shows the, artistic consciousness in every part; the symmetric rendering of the palm tree, reduced to fit the scale of the animals, the dainty grace of the smooth gazelles contrasted with the rugged stem, the delicacy of the long flowing curves and the fine indications of the joints, all show a sense of design which has rarely been equalled in the ceaseless repetitions of the tree and supporters motive during every age since.

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    The hardier varieties are admirable for artistic gardening, their fine forms being very effective when tastefully grouped on the fringe of beds of choice bushes and when touching and seeming to spring out of the grass.

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    The historian must apply scientific methods to his materials and artistic methods to his results; he must test his documents and then turn them into literature.

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    The history of their discovery and exploration, and the artistic and literary relics which they have yielded, are worthy, however, of particular notice.

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    The hospital possesses many artistic treasures, among them the mural paintings of the 17th century in the Salle St Hugues and an altar-piece, the Last Judgment, attributed to Roger van der Weyden.

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    The idiom of ordinary life and social intercourse and the more fervid and elevated diction of oratorical prose had made great progress, but the language of imagination and poetical feeling was, if vivid and impressive in isolated expressions, still incapable of being wrought into consecutive passages of artistic composition.

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    The imitative impulse, which had much of the character of a creative impulse, and had resulted in the appropriation of the forms of poetry suited to the Roman and Italian character and of the metres suited to the genius of the Latin language, no longer stimulated to artistic effort.

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    The influences which had inspired republican and Augustan literature were the artistic impulse derived from a familiarity with the great works of Greek genius, becoming more intimate with every new generation, the spell of Rome over the imagination of the kindred Italian races, the charm of Italy, and the vivid sensibility of the Italian temperament.

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    The inlay creates a subtle motif that is either a traditional Mission period motif or purely an artistic interpretation.

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    The inside of a Pac Sun store usually resembles a warehouse, with the different articles of clothing arranged in artistic displays.

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    The inspiring idea of the poem was accepted, purified of all alien material, and realized in artistic shape by Virgil in his national epic. He deliberately imparted to that poem the charm of antique associations by incorporating with it much of the phraseology and sentiment of Ennius.

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    The interior contains ancient paintings and other artistic works.

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    The iron trade in its different branches rivals the woollen trade in wealth, including the casting of metal, and the manufacture of steam engines, steam wagons, steam ploughs, machinery, tools, nails, &c. Leeds was formerly famed for the production of artistic pottery, and specimens of old Leeds ware are highly prized.

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    The island is home to dozens of picturesque beaches, dramatic cliffs, peaceful lagoons, artistic gardens, and other settings that can make any wedding magical in an instant.

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    The large ceremonial mace-heads recording the Sed festivals of the king Narmer and another, belong also to this school; but owing to their smaller size they have not such artistic detail.

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    The large employment of cast iron is comparatively modern, in England at least only dating from the i 6th century; it is not, however, incapable of artistic treatment if due regard be paid to the necessities of casting, and if no attempt is made to imitate the fine-drawn lightness to which wrought iron so readily lends itself.

    374

    The literary schools of Alexandria and Pergamum built up grammatical science, and brought literary and artistic criticism to a fine point.

    375

    The manufacturing industries assisted by the government developed rapidly during the later years of the 19th century, notably metal-working, especially such branches of it as require exact and delicate workmanship. Of particular importance are iron and steel goods, locomotives (for which Esslingen enjoys a great reputation), machinery, motor-cars, bicycles, small arms (in the Mauser factory at Oberndorf), all kinds of scientific and artistic appliances, pianos (at Stuttgart), organs and other musical instruments, photographic apparatus, clocks (in the Black Forest),.

    376

    The mirrors of the Greeks are among the most important specimens of their artistic metal-work.

    377

    The modern faience of Ito TOzan of KiOto, decorated with color under the glaze, is incomparably more artistic than the Tokyo asahi-yaki, from which, nevertheless, the KiOto master doubtless borrowed some ideas.

    378

    The monarch's artistic sense led him not only to adorn his house with a number of works of antique art, but also to study German medieval art, which he did to good effect.

    379

    The monastery of Monte Oliveto Maggiore is an extensive building of considerable artistic interest, enhanced by frescoes of Signorelli and Sodoma; it is now a national monument occupied by two or three monks as custodians, though it could accommodate three hundred.

    380

    The Net is the place to find a plethora of artistic, political, sexual, scientific and social crosscurrents.

    381

    The new town, which lies on the flat expanse adjoining the crescent-shaped bay, partly on ground that has been reclaimed from the sea, has large and regularly built streets, and several large squares adorned with artistic monuments.

    382

    The Newsletter provides a forum for you to express your ideas, needs, scientific and artistic creations.

    383

    The noble collection of paintings which formerly adorned the Dusseldorf gallery was removed to Munich in 1805, and has not since been restored; but there is no lack of artistic treasures in the town.

    384

    The numerous class of ecclesiastical seals comprised episcopal seals of all kinds, official and personal; seals of cathedrals and chapters; of courts and officials, &c. The monastic series is one of the largest, and, from an artistic point of view, one of the most important.

    385

    The numerous objects of bronze and other metals brought to light by the excavations in the Tigris and Euphrates valleys, though mostly on a small scale, bear witness to the great skill and artistic power of the people who produced them; while the discovery of some bronze statuettes, shown by inscriptions on them to be not later than 2200 B.C., proves how early was the development of this branch of art among the people of Assyria.

    386

    The only other artistic solution of the problem is to follow Berlioz, Verdi and Dvorak in the complete renunciation of all ecclesiastical style.

    387

    The orator in whom artistic genius was united, more perfectly than in any other man, with moral enthusiasm and with intel-.

    388

    The palaces of the Genoese patricians, famous for their sumptuous architecture, their general effectiveness (though the architectural details are often faulty if closely examined), and their artistic collections, were many of them built in the latter part of the 16th century by Galeazzo Alessi, a pupil of Michelangelo, whose style is of an imposing and uniform character and disphiys marvellous ingenuity in using a limited or unfavourable site to the greatest advantage.

    389

    The People's Choice movie awards tend to be the films that the public are actually seeing in theaters, instead of the more artistic films the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes tend to favor.

    390

    The Pergamene court was in no degree behind the Ptolemaic in its literary and artistic zeal.

    391

    The photo on the left above shows a particularly artistic arrangement from February 2004 and is followed by a less adventurous effort from March.

    392

    The photos Audrina "…intended to be artistic" began making the rounds on the Internet a few days ago.

    393

    The political organization of the country has not been favourable to the development of artistic or scientific tastes, though Chile has produced political leaders, statesmen and polemical writers in abundance.

    394

    The precedent of nudity established by modern dancers implied artistic motives.

    395

    The preface to the Phenomenology signalled the separation from Schelling - the adieu to romantic. It declared that a genuine philosophy has no kindred with the mere aspirations of artistic minds, but must earn its bread by the sweat of its brow.

    396

    The prince's intellectual and artistic leanings were well known; in particular, he has made a magnificent collection of historic Italian coins, on which subject he became a recognized authority.

    397

    The print is modern and artistic with dinosaur footprints on one side of the reversible quilt and light blue dinosaurs with brown spots on the other side.

    398

    The program will include individual self-analysis of artistic practice and career development, and discussion and guidance on creating your own Development Needs Analysis.

    399

    The proof that Homer does not belong to that school - that his poetry is not in any true sense " ballad-poetry " - is furnished by the higher artistic structure of his poems (already discussed), and as regards style by the fourth of the qualities distinguished by Arnold - the quality of nobleness.

    400

    The result is a curious mosaic, in which pieces of all colours and dates are found side by side, and in which even the great artistic skill displayed throughout fails to conceal the lack of internal unity.

    401

    The Roman oratory of the law courts had to deal not with petty questions of disputed property, of fraud, or violence, but with great imperial questions, with matters affecting the well-being of large provinces and the honour and safety of the republic; and no man ever lived who, in these respects, was better fitted than Cicero to be the representative of the type of oratory demanded by the condition of the later republic. To his great artistic accomplishment, perfected by practice and elaborate study, to the power of his patriotic, his moral, and personal sympathies, and his passionate emotional nature, must be added his vivid imagination and the rich and copious stream of his language, in which he had no rival among Roman writers or speakers.

    402

    The same character of elaborate decoration, guided almost uniformly by good taste and artistic feeling, is displayed in the mosaic pavements, which in all but the humbler class of houses frequently form the ornament of their floors.

    403

    The satire of Ennius seems to have resembled the more artistic satire of Horace in its record of personal experiences, in the occasional introduction of dialogue, in the use made of fables with a moral application, and in the didactic office which it assumed.

    404

    The SI is a very special kind of movement, different in nature from preceding artistic avant-gardes.

    405

    The Siamese are an artistic nation.

    406

    The sleek palette is rendered an artistic masterpiece of sorts, thanks to the handiwork of Los Angeles fashion designer and artist (and owner of LA boutique Show Pony) Kime Buzzelli.

    407

    The store supplies include many unique elegant and artistic templates.

    408

    The sum of the matter is that the modern Japanese ceramist, after many efforts to cater for the taste of the Occident, evidently concludes that his best hope consists in devoting all his technical and artistic resources to reproducing the celebrated wares of China.

    409

    The Syrians and the, Keftiu, the latter now identified with the Cretans and other representatives of the Aegean civilization, are the only peoples who by their elaborate clothing and artistic products reveal themselves upon the ancient Egyptian monuments as the equals in culture of the Egyptian nation.

    410

    The temple of Abydos is celebrated owing to its completeness, and the perfect condition of its sculptures, which render it one of the most interesting buildings as an artistic monument; and the variety of religious subjects adds to its importance.

    411

    The use of artistic elaboration appeared advantageous with the longer retention interval of one week.

    412

    The vast scale on which the work was conceived and the thoroughness of artistic execution with which the details are finished are characteristically Roman.

    413

    The Visconde de Santarem, and Judice Biker in geography and diplomatics, produced standard works; Luz Soriano compiled painstaking histories of the reign of King Joseph and of the Peninsular War; Silvestre Ribeiro printed a learned account of the scientific, literary and artistic establishments of Portugal, and Lieut.-Colonel Christovam Ayres was the author of a history of the Portuguese army.

    414

    The votive offerings in clay, amber, bronze, ivory and lead found in great profusion within the precinct range from the 9th to the 4th century B.C. and supply invaluable evidence for early Spartan art; they prove that Sparta reached her artistic zenith in the 7th century and that her decline had already begun in the 6th.

    415

    The woodcuts illustrating this work are generally of surpassing excellence, and it takes rank in the category of artistic publications.

    416

    The work not only develops artistic skills but also promotes self-awareness and self esteem.

    417

    Their bronze ornaments and implements, often polished, evince considerable artistic taste; and their irrigated fields covered wide areas in the fertile tracts.

    418

    Their development of a business strategy might seem the antithesis of an artistic strategy, but is not.

    419

    There are also people who pretend to be artistic who are doing just complete bullshit.

    420

    There are some very artistic mirror designs where the shells are adhered directly onto the mirror that remains unframed.

    421

    There are, however, some artistic industries in and around the city, of which the most important is the Ginori-Richard porcelain works, and the Cantagalli majolica works.

    422

    There has always been graffiti in Italy & some of it is quite artistic.

    423

    There is a fine line between a sexually charged photograph and a beautiful, artistic and sensual one.

    424

    There is no right or wrong answer here; as with all artistic debates, this one comes down to being a matter of taste.

    425

    There may be a fine line between the two within the artistic camp.

    426

    These are just a few of the many buildings designed during the height of this artistic influence.

    427

    These bags have more of a custom look, come in a variety of different sizes and styles, and are often very artistic.

    428

    These drawings, which are remarkable for artistic skill and finish, were taken from dissections made by Bell for the lectures or demonstrations he gave on the nervous system as part of the course of anatomical instruction of his brother.

    429

    These kids will find some way to express their artistic side without any prompting.

    430

    These men, living in the past, paid little attention to the great popular movement, which seemed to be quite outside their social and artistic sphere and scarcely worthy of cultured criticism.

    431

    These ruins have been particularly fruitful in inscribed material, especially clay tablets, many of them from the very earliest periods; but little of artistic or architectural importance has been discovered.

    432

    These vector-based objects enhance digital images and add artistic elements to Photoshop drawings.

    433

    They have also been through the mill with changes in Artistic Director and much politicking seems to have gone on.

    434

    They mimic artistic painting, apply special effects to photos, or simply fill specific areas with color.

    435

    They settled in Chelsea (30 Cheyne Row), where in later years Mrs De Morgan had a large circle of intellectual and artistic friends.

    436

    They were acquainted with iron, and learned from their subjects the art of bronze-casting, which they used for decorative purposes only, and to which they gave a still higher artistic stamp. Their pottery is much more perfect and more artistic than that of the Bronze period, and their ornaments are accounted among the finest of the collections at the St Petersburg museum of the Hermitage.

    437

    Things were on the move and the shock of change found its Artistic parallel in the advents of the movement called cubism.

    438

    This artistic looking table would look beautiful with a variety of decor.

    439

    This conversion, represented as having been brought about while he was hunting on Good Friday by a miraculous appearance of a stag bearing between his horns a cross or crucifix surrounded with rays of light, has frequently been made the subject of artistic treatment.

    440

    This enormous work was subsidized by the French government; and, though the figures are utterly devoid of artistic merit, they display the species they are intended to depict with sufficient approach to fidelity to ensure recognition in most cases without fear of error, which in the absence of any text is no small praise.2 But Buffon was not content with merely causing to be published this unparalleled set of plates.

    441

    This game plays largely in the same way as New Super Mario Bros. games before it, following Mario and his friends across beautifully artistic worlds.

    442

    This group exhibition brings together a diverse mix of artists, both in terms of personal geography and artistic preoccupation.

    443

    This influx of wealth furnished the economic basis for a sudden development of literary and artistic activity, inspired by contrast with the new world of the tropics..

    444

    This is a highly cohesive exhibition, which successfully shows the diverse nature of artistic interpretation of a singular theme.

    445

    This new exception applies to commercially published literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and published editions (but not databases ).

    446

    This preparation is technically called " making-ready," and is an operation requiring much time and care, especially in the case of illustrated work, where artistic appreciation and skill on the part of the workman is of great assistance in obtaining satisfactory and delicate results.

    447

    This unmethodical method produces in her longer and more ambitious novels, in Consuelo for instance and its continuation, a tangled wilderness, the clue to which is lost or forgotten; but in her novelettes, when there is no change of scenery and the characters are few and simple, it results in the perfection of artistic writing, " an art that nature makes."

    448

    This was a weak affectation that found its chief votaries amongst literary men ambitious of an easily earned artistic reputation.

    449

    Tho I've taken artistic license with some of them.

    450

    Those looking for a more artistic way to spend time on the ice may enjoy the Bozeman Figure Skating Club.

    451

    Though his artistic training was mainly German, and his master belonged to the same school as Cornelius and Overbeck, he loved Italian art and Italy, and the first picture by which he became known to the British public was "Cimabue's Madonna carried in Procession through the Streets of Florence," which appeared at the Royal Academy in 18J5.

    452

    Thus provided for, he proceeded to enjoy life to the utmost, with the help of his wealth and liberality, his literary and artistic tastes.

    453

    Tiffany collaborated with other designers, such as Carol Driscoll, to produce a variety of artistic designs for his stained glass lamps.

    454

    Tiffany was inspired by his artistic creations of beautiful stained glass windows.

    455

    To counter such conflation, artistic director of the Hub UK, Andrew Missingham proposed expanding the notion of diaspora to include 'white' communities.

    456

    To develop artistic, musical and sporting abilities of all children.

    457

    To judge, however, from the insignificant remains of his writings, and from the opinions of Cicero and Horace, he can have had no pretension either to original genius or to artistic accomplishment.

    458

    To say nothing of his other great qualities, he is certainly the most artistic of all the Magyar poets.

    459

    Topics include how the myth is linked to many wider themes, including artistic creativity.

    460

    Typically, the classes are designed for those who have intermediate to advanced scrapbooking skills and are looking to create projects with a very artistic flair.

    461

    Ulm still preserves the dignified and old-fashioned appearance of a free imperial town, and contains many medieval buildings of historic and of artistic interest.

    462

    Unfortunately, they brought many of their artistic ideals with them - including expressionism.

    463

    Use your artistic skill to make items (like jewelry, clothing, or leather goods) that can be sold to retail outlets.

    464

    Using a scrapbooking kit can help you build confidence if you don't feel like you have a lot of artistic ability or don't know where to start when it comes to building a scrapbook page.

    465

    Vienna possesses both in the inner city and the outlying districts numerous squares adorned with artistic monuments.

    466

    Villon, his contemporary, may rather be ranked, so far as artistic form and use of knowledge are concerned, with poets of the middle ages, and in particular with the Goliardi.

    467

    Virtues could include wishes such as good health, sunny disposition, intelligence, musical talent, artistic ability, etc. Along with the virtue, the "godmother" should write a personal note to the parents.

    468

    Was it not a greater thing to ennoble them than to destroy their artistic representation ?

    469

    We want to nourish their artistic, scientific, sporting and other abilities.

    470

    What has happened here is that the artistic task has been embedded within a programming task.

    471

    What lies beneath the cap, however, is a quality "paint" brush head designed to work with popular artistic apps like SketchTime and ArtRage.

    472

    What looked like creative suicide on paper was turned into a rip-roaring success by the sheer strength of Handel 's artistic personality.

    473

    What was even worse from an artistic point of view, they had contracted puerilities of style, vanities of rhetoric, stupidities of wearisome citation.

    474

    When Hellenism came to stand in the world for something concrete and organic, it was, of course, no mere abstract principle, but embodied in a language, a literature, an artistic tradition.

    475

    When Italy is mad on art the Church seems too puritanical when England is mad on Puritanism the Church seems too artistic.

    476

    When Italy is mad on art the Church seems too Puritanical when England is mad on Puritanism the Church seems too artistic.

    477

    When the seat of the empire was changed, Byzantium became the chief centre for the production of artistic metal-work.

    478

    Whether your idea of unusual is an artistic print or a crazy color, an original-looking shower curtain is an easy way to liven up your bathroom.

    479

    While lacking the artistic tastes of the Valois, Henry beautified Paris, building the great gallery of the Louvre, finishing the Tuileries, building the Pont Neuf, the Hotel-de-Ville and the Place Royale.

    480

    While the former was exclusively literary and artistic, the latter dealt more with philosophy.

    481

    While we recognize in the De Rerum Natura some of the most powerful poetry in any language and feel that few poets have penetrated with such passionate sincerity and courage into the secret of nature and some of the deeper truths of human life, we must acknowledge that, as compared with the great didactic poem of Virgil, it is crude and unformed in artistic design, and often rough and unequal in artistic execution.

    482

    Whilst the upper classes in Italy absorbed Greek influences by their education, by the literary and artistic tradition, the lower strata of the population of Rome became largely hellenized by the actual influx on a vast scale of Greeks and hellenized Asiatics, brought in for the most part as slaves, and coalescing as freedmen with the citizen body.

    483

    Who came in Jonathan Church, as artistic director, in 2001.

    484

    With a canvas this size, you can really express the artistic personality of your bathroom.

    485

    With so many options in designs and embellishments, even someone who doesn't consider herself especially artistic can create a beautiful book that's unique and memorable.

    486

    With the exception of highly stylized art images, most photographers who shoot artistic portraits would rather have lifelike positions and expressions over the calculated look of overly posed subjects.

    487

    Woods can also be colored to create artistic looks.

    488

    Yet even the most defective poems commonly have, at least, a single verse, expressing some profound thought or tender shade of feeling, for which the sympathetic reader willingly pardons artistic imperfections in the rest.

    489

    Yet it was Herodotus' chief glory to have joined to this scientific spirit an artistic sense which enabled him to cast the material into the truest literary form.

    490

    Yet no other treatment was possible upon the lines laid down at the outset, where it was explained why the term Renaissance cannot now be confined to the Revival of Learning and the effect of antique studies upon literary and artistic ideals.

    491

    Yet the writer who in a few pages presents us with so remarkable a representation shows no consciousness at all of artistic treatment.

    492

    Yimou Zhang 's use of slow motion and visual effects has an artistic integrity that compliments the romanticism of the story.

    493

    You can also create professional quality pages with limited artistic ability.

    494

    You can get a scholarship in a number of ways, ranging from academic lotteries to athletic ability and even artistic talents.

    495

    You can showcase a truly beautiful and artistic image.

    496

    You inspire one another and encourage the other 's artistic self-expression.

    497

    You inspire one another and encourage the other's artistic self-expression.

    498

    You may be artistic and want to paint a trellis of grape vines and grapes as a border with green, red and purple grapes.

    499

    You'll be most likely to find them in stores with an artistic flair or specialty stationary stores.

    500

    Your artistic touch in the centerpieces made them beautiful.