Word: ancient
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...effect of such a thrust, if it should come, Russia is now frantically rushing to completion a Second Trans-Siberian Railway north of Lake Baikal. Main fighting last week was near Lake Bor, which Japanese say is 18 miles inside the Manchu Empire and irate Mongols consider theirs. An ancient Buddhist temple with thick walls impressed commanders on both sides as worth fighting for-an ideal stronghold for the winner. As rifles crackled, the Japanese officers joyfully saw two bombing planes approaching, assumed them to be Japanese, the only kind ever seen in those parts. Instead, the thundering birds were...
...ancient Persian playing card painted in bright colors on a thin block of wood, and a pack with Braille markings for use by the blind are among the interesting items in a collection of rare cards, which has been bequeathed to the University by the late Albert Thorndike '81 of Boston...
Cards both ancient and modern, coming from almost all the countries of the civilized world, are included in the bequest. The largest, of American make, measures 12 inches high by 8 inches wide; the smallest, coming from Switzerland, is only one-half by three-quarters of an inch. A unique item is a pack of modern round cards, which the manufacturer asserts are waterproof...
Students examining the course book find Fine Arts 1d, which is a half-year course covering the art of western Europe from Early Christian to modern. Also, there is Fine Arts 1c, which is a similar history of ancient art; and Fine Arts 1a, which cuts out our future bank president because it requires an ability to draw. To the student who wants a survey of European art, there is no selection...
This policy of sending out such traveling exhibitions is the result of an experiment tried out last year, in which the Germanic Museum cooperated with Cambridge Public schools in presenting a series of lectures with movies, on the history of art from ancient times to the present...