 There is still another kind of true ivory—the fossil ivory — which is now extensively used in many countries, although it may be difficult to decide whether it was known to the ancients or to mediaeval carvers. In pre-historic ages a true elephant,...  Ivories Ancient and Mediæval - 2. oldalszerző: William Maskell - 1875 - 124 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | 1857 - 696 oldal
...divide them into two genera, called clcphas and mattodan. A true elephant roamed in countless lerds over the temperate and northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America. This was the creature called l>v the llUssians, mammoth ; it was warmly clad with both hair and fur, as became an... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1860 - 786 oldal
...the palaeontologist to divide them into two genera, called Elepltas and Mastoilon. A true elephant roamed in countless herds over the temperate and northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America. This was the creature called by the Russians, Mammoth; it was warmly clad with both hair and fur, as became an animal... | |
 | William Maskell, Victoria and Albert Museum - 1872 - 420 oldal
...appearance walrus 2 ivory scarcely yields to that of the elephant. There is still another kind of true ivory—the fossil ivory — which is now extensively...the temperate and northern parts of Europe, Asia, 1 Professor Owen; in a valuable " teeth. Olaus Magnus in the isth paper on " the Ivory and Teeth of... | |
 | South Kensington Museum - 1872 - 386 oldal
...2 ivory scarcely yields to that of the elephant. There is still another kind of true ivory — the fossil ivory — which is now extensively used in...the temperate and northern parts of Europe, Asia, 1 Professor Owen; in a valuable " teeth. Olaus Magnus in the paper on " the Ivory and Teeth of " century... | |
 | Peter Lund Simmonds - 1877 - 450 oldal
...preservation, and it constitutes an important article of commerce in the north of Europe. A true elephant roamed in countless herds over the temperate and northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America. This was the creature called by the Russians, mammoth ; it was warmly clad with both hair and fur, as became an... | |
 | Alfred Maskell - 1905 - 848 oldal
...history elephants were 6 much more widely spread over the globe than in later times. A. true elephant roamed in countless herds over the temperate and northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America. This was the species known as the mastodon or mammoth, whose remains have been discovered in various countries,... | |
 | 1907 - 392 oldal
...extensively used in many countries. In prehistoric times, according to Professor Owen, " a true elephant roamed in countless herds over the temperate and northern...parts of Europe, Asia, and America." This was the extinct mammoth, and the tusks of this animal are found in great numbers in Siberia, along the banks... | |
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