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(Created claim: text of the quotation (P4): The chief curiosities, which came under our inspection were: A Russian Almanack, minutely painted with figures of all their saints, and varnished. The famous old Virgil of which a fac fimile has been printed. A very ancient manuscript of Terence, besides the less ancient one commonly mentioned; which last is painted with the masks, and even figures, of the characters in each play.) |
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| Property / taken from: A Sketch of a Tour on the Continent, in the years 1786 and 1787, by James Edward Smith, ... In three volumes / rank | |||
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excerpt on notable works in the Vatican Library
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Smith 1793, 2, 199-200 |
excerpt on notable works in the Vatican Library |
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The chief curiosities, which came under our inspection were: A Russian Almanack, minutely painted with figures of all their saints, and varnished. The famous old Virgil of which a fac fimile has been printed. A very ancient manuscript of Terence, besides the less ancient one commonly mentioned; which last is painted with the masks, and even figures, of the characters in each play. (English)