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... periods , such as the famous trinity in the Cave of Elephants . Even in the beginning of this tradition , Indian artists ... period , and a bursting vitality of movement and inner sensuous power in the statues of the deities of the Hindu ...
... periods , such as the famous trinity in the Cave of Elephants . Even in the beginning of this tradition , Indian artists ... period , and a bursting vitality of movement and inner sensuous power in the statues of the deities of the Hindu ...
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... period of the archaic bronzes to the paintings of the Ching dynasty . One of the lessons of Chinese art is economy of means and a feeling for the material . Visit any collection of Chinese art and you will be stirred by the strange ...
... period of the archaic bronzes to the paintings of the Ching dynasty . One of the lessons of Chinese art is economy of means and a feeling for the material . Visit any collection of Chinese art and you will be stirred by the strange ...
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... period of war , the Dutch recovered their former position in Indonesia , and during the first half of the nineteenth cen- tury they were able to increase their control and to develop in Java a highly organized system of agricultural ...
... period of war , the Dutch recovered their former position in Indonesia , and during the first half of the nineteenth cen- tury they were able to increase their control and to develop in Java a highly organized system of agricultural ...
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vi | 13 |
GEOGRAPHY THE PHYSICAL BASIS | 42 |
Charles O Hucker | 67 |
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