Naturally he is writing a book on intaglios, and it will be a good one. From Wordnik.com. [The Collectors] Reference
"Two motorcycles came in and tore up and destroyed 85 percent of the intaglios deliberately," Schalk recalls. From Wordnik.com. [Riding for the Brand] Reference
She pursued her studies for the mere love of the science, devoting a year in Italy to mosaics, cameos, and intaglios. From Wordnik.com. [Stories by American Authors, Volume 6] Reference
It was he who segregated the Renaissance intaglios at Bloomsbury only the winter before he exposed the composite figurines at Berlin. From Wordnik.com. [The Collectors] Reference
They consist of cyclopean ruins of cities and strongholds, tombs, vases, statues, votive bronzes, and exquisitely engraved gems and intaglios. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917] Reference
Its sides were the outer walls of the temple proper, reinforced by stupendous pilasters and elaborated with much bas-relief and many intaglios. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
No piping nor fiddling, I beseech you; no days lost in poring upon almost imperceptible intaglios and cameos: and do not become a virtuoso of small wares. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman] Reference
Upon intaglios recovered we find combatants striking at each other's throats and you will recollect that Achilles does just this thing in his fight with Hector. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917] Reference
On it one sees bas-relief carving, intaglios, statuettes, mosaic, the lapidary's art in agate; enamels, and gilded glass, and yet all in good taste and harmony. From Wordnik.com. [Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance] Reference
It need only have been a temporary matter, and there were other Cellini tankards, and intaglios, and line engravings in the world for the man with money in his purse. From Wordnik.com. [The Crimson Blind] Reference
He had intaglios and Spanish altar-cloths and drawings by the old masters. From Wordnik.com. [The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II)] Reference
Herself she blamed for trying to carve intaglios in good wholesome jack-pine. From Wordnik.com. [Main Street] Reference
Palmer's discovery of the Blythe intaglios led to a survey of the area by Woodward. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
These intaglios can be divided from the nature of the subjects into three varieties. From Wordnik.com. [Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc.] Reference
Boccaccio's clear-cut intaglios from life and nature, Petrarch's compassed melodies. From Wordnik.com. [Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2 The Catholic Reaction] Reference
This remarkable work is studded all over with engraved intaglios of Roman workmanship. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture] Reference
It is such evidence that has made the Blythe intaglios yet another archaeological anomaly. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Interestingly, one tribe, the Patayan, are held to be responsible for the Blythe intaglios. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
"I have one or two intaglios of much beauty," said Tito, proceeding to draw from his wallet a small case. From Wordnik.com. [Romola] Reference
She first devoted herself to the cutting of intaglios, which demanded an immense amount of patient labor. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture] Reference
The intaglios are found east of the Big Maria Mountains, about 15 miles north of downtown Blythe just west of U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
They will exhibit a variety of intaglios, monotypes, gum prints, woodcuts and mixed media prints in the exhibition. From Wordnik.com. [theithacajournal.com -] Reference
Transparent glass seems now to have been first brought into used and intaglios to have been first cut upon hard stones. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
Richelieu we may enter, on our L. the equally rich and sumptuous museum of coins, medals, antiques, intaglios, gems, etc. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Paris] Reference
In the island of Sardinia have been found numerous intaglios under the form of scarabs, they were apparently used as signets. From Wordnik.com. [Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc.] Reference
All its reliefs and intaglios have electrotyped themselves in the medallions that hang round the walls of your memory's chamber. From Wordnik.com. [Autocrat of the Breakfast Table] Reference
The necklace of gem intaglios, in gold Etruscan filigree settings, he had given her for her Elsa -- more than her Elsa was worth. From Wordnik.com. [Evelyn Innes] Reference
Lord Carlisle was here last year, who is a great virtuoso, he asked leave to see the cardinal's collection of cameos and intaglios. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1] Reference
As to why there are several complexes along the river: some intaglios are thought to have been stations on a Yuman pilgrimage route. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Among them were several precious jewels and antique intaglios and cameos of great value, the spoils doubtless of travellers of distinction. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of a Traveller] Reference
General George S. Patton used Blythe as a desert training area and tanks and other equipment and movements destroyed some of the intaglios. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Cleopatra cut in sardonyx, and one or two other intaglios and cameos, both curious and beautiful, worthy of being added to the cabinet of a prince. From Wordnik.com. [Romola] Reference
Eastern carpets and carved ivories, cameos and intaglios, precious gems and rare majolica from Urbino and Casteldurante were brought together in the. From Wordnik.com. [Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497] Reference
It yielded such a mass of statues, columns, bas-reliefs, marbles, cameos, intaglios, bronze figures, medals, and lamps, that no more room could be found for them in the. From Wordnik.com. [Pagan and Christian Rome] Reference
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