Each of these houses contains at least 12 men, whilst some contain 20 and some 40, — not that these are all masters, but inclusive of the journeymen who work under the masters. And yet all these craftsmen had full occupation, for many other cities of... The Indian Craftsman - Page 117by Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy - 1909 - 130 pagesFull view - About this book
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...these houses contains at least 12 men, whilst some contain 20 and some 40, — not that these are all masters, but inclusive of the journeymen who work...that neither they nor their wives ever touch a piece of work with their own hands, but live as nicely and delicately as if they were kings and queens. The... | |
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...these houses contains at least 12 men, whilst some contain 20 and some 40, — not that these are all masters, but inclusive of the journeymen who work...that neither they nor their wives ever touch a piece of work with their own hands, but live as nicely and delicately as if they were kings and queens. The... | |
 | Marco Polo - Asia - 1897 - 318 pages
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 | Marco Polo - Asia - 1903 - 768 pages
...these houses contains at least 12 men, whilst some contain 20 and some 40, — not that these are all masters, but inclusive of the journeymen who work...that neither they nor their wives ever touch a piece of work with their own hands, but live as nicely and delicately as if they were kings and queens. The... | |
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