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Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: This practical guide to glass etching provides craftworkers with 63 attractive, original designs, ideal for applying to dozens of projects. Patterns ranging from nautical themes and Art Nouveau designs to florals, butterflies, and borders are accompanied by instructions for attaining perfect results.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Groundbreaking study that established the reputation of the famed theologian traces the search for the historical person of Jesus. Schweitzer examines works of more than 50 18th and 19th-century authors and scholars and concludes that many of the earlier historical reconstructions of Christ were largely fantasies. The criterion for all subsequent studies.

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