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Identifier: historyofallnati08wrig (find matches)
Title: A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908
Subjects: World history
Publisher: (Philadelphia, New York : Lea Brothers & company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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Painting in a Missal ^A^ritten in golden letters. The central figure is that of Pope Gregory I. Example of the paintings in Carolingian ecclesias-tical manuscripts of the ninth century. Paris, National Library. (From Bastard.) History of All Kations, Vol. VIIL, page 20ß. ARCHITECTURE. 203 into account, the structures regularly possessed certain commonfeatures which can be perceived in the general plan of the whole.Although in the couise of time the distinctively palatial character of
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Fig. 51.— Frankish ivoij carving on a book-cover of the ninth centur>. Pari.s. Lon-vre. Subject: David dictating tlie Psalms; above, David on his tliroiie. lioldiiiga parchment-roll in liis hand, and tlanked by his body-guard; below, four scribes:in the centre, an open chest for the manuscripts. these buildings became very strongly marked, it appears that thepractical purpose which they were all originally intended to servewas never wholly forgotten. Tlieir type was, and continued to be,the seignorial mansion, surrounded by farm-buildings, workhouses, 204 SURVEY OF THE CAROLINGIAN AGE. and stables, and situated in the midst of the land which appertainedto it. For these palaces were not mere pleasure-houses, but werealso the centres from which Charlemagne managed and supervisedhis household and the estates belonging to each royal seat. Hencewhen these palaces are incidentally mentioned by our authorities, notso much stress is laid upon the splendor of their furniture as uponthe ma

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  • booksubject:World_history
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