The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 61
... century a circlet , which a century later be- came a spiked crown , ornamented this cap . Be- fore the end of the 13th century , two lappets appeared at the back . The two other crowns were added by Boniface VIII and Benedict XII . The ...
... century a circlet , which a century later be- came a spiked crown , ornamented this cap . Be- fore the end of the 13th century , two lappets appeared at the back . The two other crowns were added by Boniface VIII and Benedict XII . The ...
Page 95
... century , descant , using contrary motion , and fauxbourdon , introducing the interval of the third , came into use . Har- mony , however , was not a prime interest in medieval music , and in the 13th century , com- posers began to seek ...
... century , descant , using contrary motion , and fauxbourdon , introducing the interval of the third , came into use . Har- mony , however , was not a prime interest in medieval music , and in the 13th century , com- posers began to seek ...
Page 204
... century B. C. ) and the Sarmatians ( 3d century B. C. to the beginning of the Christian era ) . Starting in the 7th century B. C. , the Greeks established colonies along the south coast , in- cluding Chersonesus ( near the present Sevas ...
... century B. C. ) and the Sarmatians ( 3d century B. C. to the beginning of the Christian era ) . Starting in the 7th century B. C. , the Greeks established colonies along the south coast , in- cluding Chersonesus ( near the present Sevas ...
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