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... final abstractions of the painter or the sculptor , the arts have always revelled in the symbolism of the concrete . Symbolic figures are first of all living figures . A king is represented by a bull , because a bull is endowed in its ...
... final abstractions of the painter or the sculptor , the arts have always revelled in the symbolism of the concrete . Symbolic figures are first of all living figures . A king is represented by a bull , because a bull is endowed in its ...
Page 90
... , rational language was the final seed in a prolonged cycle of human growth from unconsciousness to consciousness , from immediate concrete presentations and associations to organized mental patterns , in which ' 90 THE GIFT OF TONGUES.
... , rational language was the final seed in a prolonged cycle of human growth from unconsciousness to consciousness , from immediate concrete presentations and associations to organized mental patterns , in which ' 90 THE GIFT OF TONGUES.
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... final perfection of this art was the outcome of a series of inventions that swept across the world from China and Korea , through Persia and Turkey , until the final steps in the invention were taken , almost simultaneously , in Haarlem ...
... final perfection of this art was the outcome of a series of inventions that swept across the world from China and Korea , through Persia and Turkey , until the final steps in the invention were taken , almost simultaneously , in Haarlem ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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