The History of Scotland: From Agricola's Invasion to the Revolution of 1688, Količina 1W. Blackwood, 1867 - 650 strani |
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... STONE AND METALLIC -DEFENSIVE ARMOUR- QUESTION OF THE STONE , BRONZE , AND IRON AGES - DECORATIONS - INFERENCES AS TO ART AND CIVILISATION , 83-138 CHAPTER IV . The Unrecorded Ages . ( Continued . ) OBJECTS SUPPOSED TO BE CONNECTED WITH ...
... STONE AND METALLIC -DEFENSIVE ARMOUR- QUESTION OF THE STONE , BRONZE , AND IRON AGES - DECORATIONS - INFERENCES AS TO ART AND CIVILISATION , 83-138 CHAPTER IV . The Unrecorded Ages . ( Continued . ) OBJECTS SUPPOSED TO BE CONNECTED WITH ...
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... stone wall , which , when all were complete , must have been by far the most conspicuous . Where the nature of the ground permitted , the succession of the works taken in a section , as architects term it - the profile , in the language ...
... stone wall , which , when all were complete , must have been by far the most conspicuous . Where the nature of the ground permitted , the succession of the works taken in a section , as architects term it - the profile , in the language ...
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... stone wall , still to be seen over long ranges of country , show that it varied between six and nine feet in breadth . Before the days of artillery this afforded superfluous strength . The perfection of the workmanship gave it far ...
... stone wall , still to be seen over long ranges of country , show that it varied between six and nine feet in breadth . Before the days of artillery this afforded superfluous strength . The perfection of the workmanship gave it far ...
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... stone , we see the horizontal courses lying in clean rows one above another ; and when the wall has to mount a hill , each successive course stands out horizontally at an angle to the hill , the edge making the steps of a stair . We ...
... stone , we see the horizontal courses lying in clean rows one above another ; and when the wall has to mount a hill , each successive course stands out horizontally at an angle to the hill , the edge making the steps of a stair . We ...
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... stone have been found , with jewellery , fine Roman pottery , and other tokens of luxurious wealth . The extent of the foundations of the garrison buildings speaks of numbers assembled within their shelter , and the pavements of the ...
... stone have been found , with jewellery , fine Roman pottery , and other tokens of luxurious wealth . The extent of the foundations of the garrison buildings speaks of numbers assembled within their shelter , and the pavements of the ...
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Aberdeenshire Adamnan afterwards ancient antiquaries appear Atlas Author battle became Bede bishop BLACKWOOD AND SONS Britain British Britons Broichan brought Cæsar Caledonians called camp castle Celtic Celts century character Christian Chronicle Church civilisation co-arbs Columba Columbites contest Crown Octavo Dalriada decorated distinct district Druids early ecclesiastical Edinburgh Emperor empire England English existence feudal Foolscap Octavo give Gothic hand influence inhabitants instance Iona Ireland Irish island KEITH JOHNSTON King of Scotland King of Scots land later literature Maps ment modern monarch monuments narrative nations native natural Norsemen northern origin Orkney ornaments period Pictish Picts practice Professor province race rampart reign relics Richard of Cirencester Roman Rome round royal saint Saxon says Scotland Scottish sculptured stones Second Edition seems specimens St Columba Strathclyde supposed Tacitus tell territory Teutonic tion told vestiges Volumes wall
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Stran 11 - Raptores orbis, postquam cuncta vastantibus defuere terrae, et. mare scrutantur : si locuples hostis est, avari ; si pauper, ambitiosi : quos non Oriens, non Occidens, satiaverit. Soli omnium opes atque inopiam pari affectu concupiscunt. Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium ; atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.