The illustrated book had a long history in the ancient world. When did the tradition of placing pictures in manuscripts first begin?
A. Classical Greece
B. Pharaonic Egypt
C. Sumerian cuneiform
D. Republican Rome
Answer: B
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Fair in 1958. It is one of the first examples of musique concrète and a landmark in the history of synthetic music.
a. Stravinsky b. Shaw c. Ives d. Varèse e. Adams
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appeared.
a. True b. False
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In Japanese printmaking, the characters at the sides of a print _______.
a. introduce the title of the work b. are marks of the people who worked on the print c. signify a poem that correlates to the subject matter d. identify the figures within the composition e. all of these are correct