Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period
by Paul Lacroix
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he several successive editions of "The Arts of the Middle Ages and Period of the Renaissance" sufficiently testify to its appreciation by the public. The object of that work was to introduce the reader to a branch of learning to which access had hitherto appeared only permitted to the scientific. That attempt, which was a bold one, succeeded too well not to induce us to push our researches further. In fact, art alone cannot acquaint us entirely with an epoch. "The arts, considered in their generality, are the true expressions of society. They tell us its tastes, its ideas, and its character." We thus spoke in the preface to our first work, and we find nothing to modify in this opinion. Art must be the faithful expression of a society, since it represents it by its works as it has created them--undeniable witnesses of its spirit and manners for future generations. But it must be acknowledged that art is only the consequence of the ideas which it expresses; it is the fruit of civilisation, not its origin. To understand the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, it is necessary to go back to the source of its art, and to know the life of our fathers; these are two inseparable things, which entwine one another, and become complete one by the other.
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The Religious Spirit of the Slavs (1916) The Religious Spirit of the Slavs (1916)
by Nikolai Velimirović
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When Count Tolstoi was excommunicated by the Holy Synod of Russia because "he preached the teachings which are contrary to the Christian faith," the world was divided in opinion and sympathy into two parts
Strong Souls Strong Souls - Strong Souls by Charles Beard
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Life is a gift of very unequal distribution
Christianity and Islam Christianity and Islam - A comparison of Christianity with Muhammedanism or with any other religion must be preceded by a statement of the objects with which such comparison is undertaken, for the possibilities which lie in this direction are numerous
Handwork in Wood Handwork in Wood - This book is intended primarily for teachers of woodwork, but the author hopes that there will also be other workers in wood, professional and amateur, who will find in it matter of interest and profit.
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Sermons Preached at Brighton Sermons Preached at Brighton - Sermons Preached at Brighton by Frederick W. Robertson
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“Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things
The Religious Duty of Obedience to Law The Religious Duty of Obedience to Law -There are two great classes of human duty. One of them embraces duties which we owe to God, the other embraces duties which we owe to men
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The Ancient Church The Ancient Church
by W. D. (William Dool) Killen
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The appearance of another history of the early Church requires some explanation