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* Among the treasures of the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica in Amsterdam are books on the Gnosis and the Corpus Hermeticum as published in Florence in 1471.
Among his treasures was a mirror through which every province could be seen, the fabled original from which the " speculum literature " of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance was derived, in which the prince's realms were surveyed and his duties laid out.
Among such historical treasures, Seokguram grotto, Bulguksa temple, Gyeongju Historic Areas and Yangdong Folk Village are designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
Among these treasures is a glowing orb with a pattern resembling a code etched into it.
Among the treasures unearthed by Botta and his successors, including Austen Henry Layard, with whom Hincks exchanged many letters, was the famous library of Assurbanipal, a royal archive containing tens of thousands of baked clay tablets.
Among its treasures are the oldest surviving tapestries in Europe, dating from the 12th century.
Among the treasures which he is recorded to have bestowed upon the then-impoverished monastery is one famously described " mycel englisc boc be gehwilcum þingum on leoðwisan geworht " ( i. e., " a large English book of poetic works about all sorts of things ").
Among the treasures which the sultan showed him was an old napless hat which had the power of transporting its wearer to any place he desired.
Among the collection's archeological treasures were seven magnificent sarcophagi from a burial chamber associated with the Calpurnii Pisones family.
" Among the church's treasures is the Byzantine icon of the Madonna del Terremoto.
Among the treasures is the baroque Manifestador de la plata ( Manifesting silver ) of the 18th century, the Pila Bautismal de plata ( baptismal font of silver ) neoclassical style, also of the 18th century, the Monumental Organ of the century and consists of 4600 flutes or voices, the image Señor de la Sacristía ( Lord of the vestry ), made with pre-Hispanic art of " corn cane paste ", the 16th century, as well as valuable paintings located in the sacristy and the chapter.
His residence at Rome he turned to good account by diligent study of its ancient monuments, by examination of the literary treasures of its libraries, and by cultivating the acquaintance of men eminent in literature and in art, with whom he was brought into contact through his translation of Francesco Cardinal Barberini's Life of Pius V. Among his friends was Nicolas Poussin, whose counsels were of great value to him, and under whose guidance he even attempted to paint and whose biography Félibien wrote, which remains " the most persuasive guide to the work, as to the life " of Poussin, as the biography's modern editor Claire Pace observed.
Among the treasures in the Firkovich collection is a manuscript of the Garden of Metaphors, an aesthetic appreciation of Biblical literature written in Judeao-Arabic by one of the greatest of the Sephardi poets, Moses ibn Ezra.
Among the historical treasures of the region are the Roman fort Milančeva Kula, Rmanj monastery, many medieval fortresses like Oštrovica medieval fortres above Kulen Vakuf and the Ostrožac Castle, to name just a few.
Among other medieval architectural treasures reflecting the Persian roots of architecture in the region are the Shirvan shahs ' palace in Baku, the palace of the Shaki Khans in the town of Shaki in north-central Azerbaijan, the Surakhany Temple on the Apsheron Peninsula, a number of bridges spanning the Aras River, and several mausoleums.
Among the library ’ s most precious treasures are the Psalter of Ludwig the German () dating from the 9th century and an elaborately adorned copy of the Gutenberg Bible.
Among its features are a wedding gazebo, a replica of the Castillo de San Marcos ( North America's oldest fort ), an alligator exhibit featuring animals from the Gatorland theme park, and a display with treasures from the Spanish galleon Our Lady of Atocha, sunk off the Florida coast in 1622.
Among these are many Asian art treasures and works by Van Dyck, Albert Bierstadt, Richard Serra and Alexander Calder.
Among these treasures is the 22 meter long Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis, the world ’ s longest-necked Jurassic dinosaur.
Among the surviving treasures are a majestic glazed-tiled archway in front of the complex, a terrace and a glazed-tiled pagoda.

Among and brought
) There are also numerous instances where the killer is not brought to justice in the legal sense but instead dies ( death usually being presented as a more ' sympathetic ' outcome ), for example Death Comes as the End, And Then There Were None, Death on the Nile, Dumb Witness, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Crooked House, Appointment with Death, The Hollow, Nemesis, Cat Among the Pigeons, and The Secret Adversary.
Among the countless changes this melting pot brought was the enrichment of the culinary art.
Among those major Protestant Christian traditions that employ congregationalism are those Congregational Churches known by the " Congregationalist " name that descended from the Anglo-American Puritan movement of the 17th century, the Baptist churches, and most of the groups brought about by the Anabaptist movement in Germany that immigrated to the U. S. in the late 18th century.
Among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the Russian Revolution in 1917, Stalin held the position of General Secretary of the party's Central Committee from 1922 until his death.
Among transportation safety improvements brought about or inspired by NTSB recommendations:
Among other items, Roosevelt brought with him four tons of salt for preserving animal hides, a lucky rabbit's foot given to him by boxer John L. Sullivan, a Holland and Holland double rifle in. 500 / 450 donated by a group of 56 admiring Britons, a Winchester 1895 rifle in. 405 Winchester, an Army ( M1903 ) Springfield in. 30-06 caliber stocked and sighted for him, a Fox No. 12 shotgun, and the famous Pigskin Library, a collection of classics bound in pig leather and transported in a single reinforced trunk.
Among the shows that brought in record audiences was Disneyland, produced by and starring Walt Disney ... the beginning of a relationship between the studio and the network which would eventually, four decades later, transform them both.
Among the meager possessions they brought with them was the illustrated manuscript of Curious George.
Among those that followed David to Hebron to make him king were 50, 000 fully armed men of Zebulun with no double heart ( I Chronicles 12: 33 ), who brought with them, as sign of their hearty allegiance, bounteous supplies of meat and drink to celebrate the accession of their new ruler ( I Chronicles 12: 41 ).
Among the things which had been hastily brought away by the men was a " piece of a black stone ,".
Among his other films were Spellbound ( 1945 ), The Paradine Case ( 1947 ), The Gunfighter ( 1950 ), Moby Dick ( 1956 ), On the Beach ( 1959 ), which brought to life the terrors of global nuclear war, The Guns of Navarone ( 1961 ), and Roman Holiday ( 1953 ), with Audrey Hepburn in her Oscar-winning role.
Among the people Charles brought from Italy was Pacello da Mercogliano who designed the gardens at the châteaux of Ambois and Blois ; his work was highly influential amongst French landscape designers.
Among the divisions brought into the fold were Wonder Bread ( which made bread products ) and Hostess brands which concentrated on cakes such as Twinkies which had been created in 1933.
Among other attractions, the Railroad Festival includes southern foods — such as fried catfish, barbecue, and apple fritters — rides, arts and crafts, and live music, most notably the local band The Gents who have brought fans out for years with their Motown, Blues Brothers and classic oldies show.
Among the players in the match were ex-members of the Ninth Lancers division of the English Cavalry who had brought polo from India.
Among the spoils Drake brought back after destroying the fleet were 2, 900 barrels of Sherry that had been on shore waiting to be loaded aboard Spanish ships.
Among the new strategists at GM was Lutz who brought an understanding of the importance of passion in the product design.
Among his accomplishments as mayor of Toronto, Lastman brought World Youth Day to Toronto in 2002.
Among those things brought by demons are:
Among the artists he recorded and brought to the world's attention were Joe " King " Oliver, Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Memphis Minnie, Roosevelt Sykes, Lonnie Johnson, Big Joe Williams, Bukka White, Washboard Sam, Champion Jack Dupree, Jazz Gillum, Arthur Crudup, Victoria Spivey and Leroy Carr.
Among the most impressive of Farr's design boats was the 90 foot long KZ-1, the Michael Fay sponsored boat brought forth to challenge the San Diego Yacht Club immediately following their gaining the cup in 1987.
Among the composers working in Venice at this time was the young Hans Leo Hassler, who studied with the Gabrielis ; he brought the form back with him to Germany.
Among the four thousand coolies brought to the Chinchas in 1861, not a single one survived.
Among the earliest Companies known to have had halls are the Merchant Taylors and Goldsmiths in the 14th century, but neither theirs nor other Companies ' original halls remain ; whatever few survived the Great Fire of London were brought down by the Blitz of the Second World War.
Among other sacred objects in the temple was the Palladium, a statue of Pallas Athena ) supposedly brought by Aeneas from Troy.

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