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A history of ornament (1916)

Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 116

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her peoples hadsimply acquiesced unquestioningly in Natures order orthe teachings of tradition, and he strove unceasinglyafter unrealized perfections in every undertaking. Theprogress of Greek civihzation stands therefore in sharp-est contrast with the slow advance and slow decline ofEgyptian art… … Fig. 121.—Greek Vase, Fine Period. (Naples Museum)

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