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The Apotheosis of Catherine of Braganza; The Apotheosis of Claudius; Apotheosis of Democracy; Apotheosis of Homer; The Apotheosis of Homer (Dalí) The Apotheosis of Homer (Ingres) Apotheosis of Palermo; Apotheosis of Saint Sebastian; Apotheosis of St. Louis; The Apotheosis of Voltaire; The Apotheosis of War; The Apotheosis of Washington
The Wizard Front End for GemStone IV.. GemStone IV is a text-based game built on Simutronics' proprietary engine, the IFE (Interactive Fiction Engine). This engine is capable of changing nearly any aspect of the game on the fly which allows updates without the necessity for downtime.
A bezel is a strip of metal bent into the shape and size of the stone and then soldered to the piece of jewelry. The stone is then inserted into the bezel, and the metal edge of the bezel pressed over the edge of the stone, holding it in place. This method works well for either cabochons or faceted stones. [6]
Title page of a printed lapidary by Conrad Gessner of 1565. A lapidary is a text in verse or prose, often a whole book, that describes the physical properties and metaphysical virtues of precious and semi-precious stones, that is to say, a work on gemology. [1]
Apotheosis of Venice (1585) by Paolo Veronese, a ceiling in the Doge's Palace The Apotheosis of Cornelis de Witt, with the Raid on Chatham in the Background.. Apotheosis (from Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις (apothéōsis), from ἀποθεόω / ἀποθεῶ (apotheóō/apotheô) 'to deify'), also called divinization or deification (from Latin deificatio 'making divine'), is the ...
The Apotheosis of Homer, by Archelaus of Priene. Marble relief, possibly of the 3rd century BC, now in the British Museum. The Apotheosis of Homer is a common scene in classical and neo-classical art, showing the poet Homer's apotheosis or elevation to divine status. Homer was the subject of a number of formal hero cults in classical antiquity.
Alchemy was a series of practices that combined philosophical, magical, and chemical experimentation. One goal of European alchemists was to create what was known as the Philosopher’s Stone, a substance that when heated and combined with a non precious metal like copper or iron (known as the “base”) would turn into gold.
In addition to the gospels, the codex also contains their prologues (called Arguments), a pericope, 31 fullpage miniatures, including a depiction of the Four Evangelists, four initial pages, 21 images with scenes from the life of Jesus, Liuthar's dedication page with a depiction of the Apotheosis of Otto III, and twelve canon pages.