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Period decoration (1901)

Clifford, C. R. (Chandler Robbins), 1858-1935 · New York, Clifford & Lawton · leaf 70

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FIG. 3. Man is the crown of the creation, and it is therefore therepresentative of life. Heaven is called the positive or maleprinciple, while earth or water stands for the negative or femi-nine principle. The universe is the phenomenon of these prin-ciples according to the idea of the ancient…

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