Things: A Volume of Objects Devised by Man's Genius which are the Measure of His CivilizationGeoffrey Grigson, Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith Hawthorn Books, 1957 - 466 Seiten |
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... usually hung on old trees . Very often the feet of the dead were fettered , but even greater precautions were taken with suicides and witches . Sometimes their heads were cut off and placed between the legs , in order to ' loose the ...
... usually hung on old trees . Very often the feet of the dead were fettered , but even greater precautions were taken with suicides and witches . Sometimes their heads were cut off and placed between the legs , in order to ' loose the ...
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... usually of fir wood , in the bogs of Finland and Sweden ( one example has also been discovered near the Urals ) lead to the surprising conclusion that the sledge may antedate the invention of skis ( q.v. ) by many thousands of years ...
... usually of fir wood , in the bogs of Finland and Sweden ( one example has also been discovered near the Urals ) lead to the surprising conclusion that the sledge may antedate the invention of skis ( q.v. ) by many thousands of years ...
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... usually tied to the leather casings of the balls . The newest and most popular type is the bolas perdidas , made of metal balls of lead or copper ; these have the advantage that they can be easily seen and re- trieved by the hunter ...
... usually tied to the leather casings of the balls . The newest and most popular type is the bolas perdidas , made of metal balls of lead or copper ; these have the advantage that they can be easily seen and re- trieved by the hunter ...
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GROTTO at Painshill Park Surrey SirènChina | 186 |
Kircher Ars magna lucis | 294 |
Mavungu Pitt Rivers Museum | 399 |
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