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The gate of knowledge: Philosophical Hall of the Strahov Library

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    Philosophical Hall of the Strahov Library

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Introduction -- The origins of the Philosophical Hall of Strahov Library / Evermod Gejza Šidlovský -- "The spiritual development of humanity" on the ceiling of the Philosophical Hall at the Strahov Canonry / Michaela Šeferisová Loudová -- The fate of the Louka Library Hall after 1784 / Libor Šturc -- The painting techniques used in two oil sketches by Franz Anton Maulbertsch for the ceiling painting in the Philosophical Hall of the Strahov Library / Adam Pokorný -- Wood restoration in the Philosophical Hall of the Strahov Library / Daniel Ebel -- The restoration of the ceiling paintings in the Philosophical Hall of the Strahov Library / Karine Artouni, Alena Krahulíková -- Outline of the ceiling painting in the Philosophical Hall of the Strahov Library.

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    [Prague]: Gema Art & The Royal Canonry of Premonstratensiens at Strahov, 2010

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    • 9788090457515
    • 8090457517

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    "Published ... on the occasion of the reopening of the Philosophical Hall on 9 December 2010"--Colophon.

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