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... usually ascribed to Paulinus , Bishop of Nola in Campania ( 400 A. D. ) ; but there is no evidence of their existence for a century later . That they were first made in Campania , is inferred from the name given to them - campana ...
... usually ascribed to Paulinus , Bishop of Nola in Campania ( 400 A. D. ) ; but there is no evidence of their existence for a century later . That they were first made in Campania , is inferred from the name given to them - campana ...
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... usually accompanies the striking of the hours , half - hours , and quarters ; while the playing of tunes comes in as a special divertisement . In some instances , these playing bells are sounded by means of a cylinder , on the principle ...
... usually accompanies the striking of the hours , half - hours , and quarters ; while the playing of tunes comes in as a special divertisement . In some instances , these playing bells are sounded by means of a cylinder , on the principle ...
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... usually of four hours ' duration each ; and each half - hour is marked by striking on a bell . The number of strokes depends , not on the hour , according to ordinary reckon- ing , but on the number of half - hours which have elapsed in ...
... usually of four hours ' duration each ; and each half - hour is marked by striking on a bell . The number of strokes depends , not on the hour , according to ordinary reckon- ing , but on the number of half - hours which have elapsed in ...
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... usually practised , after conviction , by way of arresting judgment . The test of admission to this singular privilege was the clerical dress and tonsure ; and a story is told of one William de Bussy , a serjeant - at - law , 1259 A. D. ...
... usually practised , after conviction , by way of arresting judgment . The test of admission to this singular privilege was the clerical dress and tonsure ; and a story is told of one William de Bussy , a serjeant - at - law , 1259 A. D. ...
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... usually about 16 feet high , and from 3 to 5 feet in diameter at the base . The sides of the caverns are covered with paintings representing the industrial pursuits , sports , pastimes , & c . , of the ancient Egyptians . The paint ...
... usually about 16 feet high , and from 3 to 5 feet in diameter at the base . The sides of the caverns are covered with paintings representing the industrial pursuits , sports , pastimes , & c . , of the ancient Egyptians . The paint ...
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