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Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c11.12

Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c11.12

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c11.12

Even uncultured marauders, like the Huns and Mongols, brought with them non-combatant craftsmen, to aid them in their attacks on walled towns, and to keep their fighting equipment in order: so that, while the fighting men of East and West were busy in cutting throats, the craftsmen of both sides fraternised in a secret freemasonry, founded on common artistic interests.