 | 1871 - 808 ページ
...photography, had anticipated a modern expedient of the detective police : — " As regards painting, no nation, whether of Christians or others, can come...astonishing illustrations of this talent of theirs which I have witnessed myself, viz., that whenever I have happened to visit one of their cities, and... | |
 | Anthony Trollope - 1871 - 608 ページ
...photography, had anticipated a modern expedient of the detective police :' — " As regards painting, no nation, whether of Christians or others, can come...astonishing illustrations of this talent of theirs which I have witnessed myself, viz., that whenever I have happened to visit one of their cities, and... | |
 | 1871 - 612 ページ
...photography, had anticipated a modern expédient of the detective police : — " As regards painting, no nation, whether of Christians or others, can come...astonishing illustrations of this talent of theirs which I have witnessed myself, viz., that whenever I have happened to visit one of their cities, and... | |
 | Jonathan Goldstein, Jerry Israel, Hilary Conroy - 1991 - 316 ページ
...thought, "The people of China of all mankind have the greatest skill and taste in the arts." He concluded, "As regards painting, indeed, no nation, whether of...Christians or others, can come up to the Chinese, and their talent for this art is something extraordinary/ Such praise reflected admiration for at least... | |
 | Alan Macfarlane, Gerry Martin - 2002 - 284 ページ
...fact generally admitted: it has been remarked in books by many authors and has been much dwelt upon. As regards painting, indeed, no nation, whether of Christians or others, can come up to the Chinese, and their talent for art is something extraordinary.' Sullivan notes, however, that Battuta was not... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1871 - 828 ページ
...photography, had anticipated a modern expedient of the detective police : — " As regards painting, no nation, whether of Christians or others, can come...astonishing illustrations of this talent of theirs which I have witnessed myself, viz., that whenever I have happened to visit one of their cities, and... | |
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Chinese so long ago, though without the aid of photography, had anticipated a modern expedient of the detective police : — " As regards painting, no nation, whether of Christians or others, can come up to the Chinese ; their talent for this art is something... 