Word: platee
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...also several fine Schongauers, and a number of prints by the greatest German master, Durer. Among the latter are woodcuts from the great series--the Apocalypse, Great Passion and Small passion--one of his six etchings, one of his four dry-points, and a number of the copper-plate: Adam and Eve, St. Terome in his Cell, Nelancholia and the Knight, Death and the Devil...
...century, from which is the consular diptych of Rufus Probianus. There are also diptychs of Flavius Asturius (fifth century), Areobindus (sixth century), the fifth century Byzantine diptych of an archangel in the British Museum, the front cover of the Psalter of Charles the Bald (ninth century), the South Kensington plate of Mary between Isaiah and Melchisedek (ninth century), a tenth century Holy Water vessel from Milan Cathedral, the Tutilo panel of the Book of Gospels from St. Gall, the Quedlinburg reliquary ascribed to King Henry the Fowler (tenth century), the comb of St. Heribert of Cologne (tenth to 11th century...
What is wrong with this picture? Here is a man seated at a dinner table between three ladies a butter plate and a dish of soup. He is in evening dress. In and around his buttonhole is a secondhand rose. More vegetables and even soup and fish are scattered about on the table and the guests. Both his hands are, strangely enough immersed part way in a finger bowl. Offhand there seems to be nothing wrong with the picture. But the faults are glaring to one who has studied a few rules of etiquette. Even those...
...plate the New Haven team has more stellar performers though the average is slightly under the Crimson figure. Warren, Captain Aldrich, and Oed are all exceptional hitters who may be relied upon at any time, while O'Hearn and Mallory are less steady but dangerous batters...
...spite of its long string of victories, the team has, at times, shown a weakness in the field; in the Princeton game it very nearly suffered defeat on account of numerous errors. This deficiency is, however, more than made up for on the mound and at the plate. Maynard, the veteran shortstop, has been leading the batting list with an average above 880, while Dagostino and Caswell are other 300 hitters who may cause Russell some trouble...