Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is Subjoined the Private Correspondence Between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and Between Sir Edward Hyde, Afterwards Earl of Clarendon and Sir Richard Browne, Volume 1G. Bell, 1889 - Great Britain |
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Page 24
... especially for the materials and the carvings . In the Doole is painted , on a very large table , the bust of Marie de Medicis , supported by four royal diadems , the work of one Vanderdall , who hath set his name thereon , 1st ...
... especially for the materials and the carvings . In the Doole is painted , on a very large table , the bust of Marie de Medicis , supported by four royal diadems , the work of one Vanderdall , who hath set his name thereon , 1st ...
Page 26
... can be more pleasing , especially being so frequently planted and shaded with the beautiful lime - trees , set in rows before every man's house . " 66 charge , and fitted for the most busy concourse of 26 AMSTERDAM , DIARY OF.
... can be more pleasing , especially being so frequently planted and shaded with the beautiful lime - trees , set in rows before every man's house . " 66 charge , and fitted for the most busy concourse of 26 AMSTERDAM , DIARY OF.
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... especially in the streets , the harmony and the time were the most exact and agreeable . The south church is richly paved with black and white 1 The description of the Briloft is thus given in the earlier editions : " There was a lamp ...
... especially in the streets , the harmony and the time were the most exact and agreeable . The south church is richly paved with black and white 1 The description of the Briloft is thus given in the earlier editions : " There was a lamp ...
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... especially the counterscarp , are curiously hedged with quick , and planted with a stately row of limes on the rampart . The church is of a round structure , with a cupola , and the town belongs entirely to the Prince of Orange , as ...
... especially the counterscarp , are curiously hedged with quick , and planted with a stately row of limes on the rampart . The church is of a round structure , with a cupola , and the town belongs entirely to the Prince of Orange , as ...
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... ( especially the high altar ) , organ , lavatorium , & c . , but above all , for the richly carved and incomparable front I esteem to be one of the most perfect pieces of architecture in Europe , emulating even some of the greatest now at ...
... ( especially the high altar ) , organ , lavatorium , & c . , but above all , for the richly carved and incomparable front I esteem to be one of the most perfect pieces of architecture in Europe , emulating even some of the greatest now at ...
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