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A HISTORY OF SUMER AND AKKAD.

lieintt an Account of the Primitive Inhabitants of Babylonia.

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THE PARADISE OR GARDEN OF THE

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VI. LORENZO DI CREDI

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THE ANNUNCIATION. After the Painting in Tempera on Wooden Panel now in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

THE VIRGIN IN ADORATION.

After the Painting in Tempera on Wooden Panel, purchased in 1903 by the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

THE BIRTH OF VENUS. Afterthe Painting in Tempera on Wooden Panel, now in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.