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  • A French-language edition of the works of Maritain is available under the title Oeuvres complètes de Jacques et Raïssa Maritain, 16 vols.,

    Jacques Maritain Sweet, William 2008

  • The last edition of the "Oeuvres" of Fléchier is in two volumes (Paris, 1886).

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

  • I take the curious details about Bonaparte's sudden pallor from Roederer ( "Oeuvres," vol. iii., p. 302), who heard it from

    The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898

  • Cadoudal.)] [Footnote 171: Roederer, "Oeuvres," vol. iii., p. 352.

    The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898

  • The singular etymology of the word given by Buffon seems hardly a probable one.] [Footnote 8: 'Histoire Naturelle', Suppl. tome 7eme, 1789.] [Footnote 9: Camper, 'Oeuvres', i.p. 56.] [Footnote 10: Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap.

    Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

  • The legislation, which creates a new government agency, the Hadopi (the Haute Autorite pour la Diffusion des Oeuvres et la Protection des droits sur Internet, or High Authority for the Diffusion of Works and the Protection of Rights on the Internet), which first sends a web-surfer an email warning, then a letter through the post and, finally, as the third 'strike,' can interrupt his internet access for up to a year.

    Brussels bulletin 2009

  • The legislation, which creates a new government agency, the Hadopi (the Haute Autorite pour la Diffusion des Oeuvres et la Protection des droits sur Internet, or High Authority for the Diffusion of Works and the Protection of Rights on the Internet), which first sends a web-surfer an email warning, then a letter through the post and, finally, as the third 'strike,' can interrupt his internet access for up to a year.

    Archive 2009-05-01 2009

  • The earliest manuscript containing Guillaume de Machaut's Oeuvres was contemporary to him, done around 1350-55 (there are strong suggestions that Machaut himself gave at least some artistic direction in the making of it), and heavily illuminated (ah, the joys of rich patrons).

    The Gears of Destiny Heather McDougal 2008

  • Federation des Oeuvres d'Envoise de Livres aux Prisonniers, Oeuvre des

    Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008

  • Introduction to Nathalie Sarraute, Oeuvres complètes.

    Sarraute, Nathalie. 2009

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