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A volumous tome stands on the pedestal by the southern door. Its
leather-bound cover opens to reveal the following first page:


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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:
Chapter 1
 ........... A list of art periods in their historical context
Chapter 2
 ........... Periods of art from pre-Sundering to the War of Fire
Chapter 3
 ........... Periods of art from the War of Fire to the War of Night
Chapter 4
 ........... Periods of art from the War of Night to the Kankoran Wars
Chapter 5
 ........... Periods of art from the Kankoran Wars to the present
Chapter 6
 ........... A guide to artistic contributions by race

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