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... medieval folk did not think of themselves as medieval , or as mere intermedia between the ancients and the future . They thought of themselves as modern , advanced , and enlightened people . The name " Age of Faith " better describes ...
... medieval folk did not think of themselves as medieval , or as mere intermedia between the ancients and the future . They thought of themselves as modern , advanced , and enlightened people . The name " Age of Faith " better describes ...
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... medieval smelters used the Corsican furnace , a semicircular funnel - shaped pit built against a stone wall . Then came the taller and more inclosed Catalan forge . Finally the completely inclosed Austrian Stückofen of + XV reached a ...
... medieval smelters used the Corsican furnace , a semicircular funnel - shaped pit built against a stone wall . Then came the taller and more inclosed Catalan forge . Finally the completely inclosed Austrian Stückofen of + XV reached a ...
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... medieval Europe . Although most of the elements of the European castle - the round tower , the crenelated parapet , the moat , and the portcullis - were old , medieval castle - build- ers combined them with greater skill and care than ...
... medieval Europe . Although most of the elements of the European castle - the round tower , the crenelated parapet , the moat , and the portcullis - were old , medieval castle - build- ers combined them with greater skill and care than ...
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One The Coming of the Engineers | 1 |
Two The Egyptian Engineers | 18 |
Three The Mesopotamian Engineers | 46 |
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