The Foreign Quarterly Review, Volume 22Treuttel and Würtz, Treuttel, Jun, and Richter, 1839 |
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... Ancient Artists ..... V. Strauss ' Life of Jesus . 2 vols . VI . Polish Poetry : Goszczynski and Mickiewicz ..... VII . Tieck's Fermer the Genius , a Tale VIII . Schlegel , A. W. , on Ancient Egypt .... PAGE . 34 .... 45 72 101 135 ...
... Ancient Artists ..... V. Strauss ' Life of Jesus . 2 vols . VI . Polish Poetry : Goszczynski and Mickiewicz ..... VII . Tieck's Fermer the Genius , a Tale VIII . Schlegel , A. W. , on Ancient Egypt .... PAGE . 34 .... 45 72 101 135 ...
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... his studies , would probably have revived the taste for ancient French art among his countrymen . Political events , however , were now ( 1788-1792 ) becoming too strong for the softer influence 6 Restoration of the Fine Arts.
... his studies , would probably have revived the taste for ancient French art among his countrymen . Political events , however , were now ( 1788-1792 ) becoming too strong for the softer influence 6 Restoration of the Fine Arts.
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... ancient monarchy of France , the uation itself , was trembling with the throes of the volcano on which it stood ; and in the great explosion that soon after followed , the very idea and name of antiquity were to all appearance totally ...
... ancient monarchy of France , the uation itself , was trembling with the throes of the volcano on which it stood ; and in the great explosion that soon after followed , the very idea and name of antiquity were to all appearance totally ...
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... ancient French art from total and irremediable de- struction . It is true that something was , at this time , doing even in the National Convention for the protection of national monuments ; for a short account of which we are obliged ...
... ancient French art from total and irremediable de- struction . It is true that something was , at this time , doing even in the National Convention for the protection of national monuments ; for a short account of which we are obliged ...
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... the return of the former line of kings and the ancient aristocracy of the country , it was very natural that they should lament to find their chateaux , their churches , and their family burial 10 Restoration of the Fine Arts.
... the return of the former line of kings and the ancient aristocracy of the country , it was very natural that they should lament to find their chateaux , their churches , and their family burial 10 Restoration of the Fine Arts.
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