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A volumous tome stands on the pedestal by the southern door. Its
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                   "The Developement of Style"

   - being a concise history of Avendarian art, from the Ancient Alatharyan 
   period to the present,

                   by Engleham Wellingsley III

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Here is set forth, in concise format, the major influences of every formally 
recognised artistic period of Avendarian history. The reader will, I trust, 
forgive my somewhat dry and direct discourse in this presentation. My 
intention is to provide a work of reference, rather than a subjective 
commentary of the field - for such a treatise, the reader is encouraged to 
refer to the author's autobiography: 

     "A Stroke of Genius" - being an exposition of the life of renowned
      artist, critic and art historian, Engleham Wellingsley III

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Contents:

 ........... A list of art periods in their historical context

 ........... Periods of art from pre-Sundering to the War of Fire

 ........... Periods of art from the War of Fire to the War of Night

 ........... Periods of art from the War of Night to the Kankoran Wars

 ........... Periods of art from the Kankoran Wars to the present

 ........... A guide to artistic contributions by race

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