Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 2 | 10 | The View more quotes about shield">shield was rather like the old Greek shields on some of the red-figured vases in the London Museum. |
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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 2 | 7 | Its jaws carried four tusks, curved like scimitars. |
| 2 | 8 | It reminded me, with the vegetation and background and the classic serenity of the faces, of a Renaissance tapestry I had once seen on a vacation tour I had taken to Florence in my second year at the University. |
| 2 | 9 | Opposite the tapestry—for decoration, I assumed—hung a round shield with crossed spears behind it. |
| 2 | 10 | The shield was rather like the old Greek shields on some of the red-figured vases in the London Museum. |
| 2 | 11 | The design on the shield was unintelligible to me. |
| 2 | 12 | I could not be sure that it was supposed to mean anything. |
| 2 | 13 | It might have been an alphabetic monogram or perhaps a mere delight to the artist. |
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Its jaws carried four tusks, curved like scimitars.
It reminded me, with the vegetation and background and the classic serenity of the faces, of a Renaissance tapestry I had once seen on a vacation tour I had taken to Florence in my second year at the University.
Opposite the tapestry—for decoration, I assumed—hung a round shield with crossed spears behind it.
The shield was rather like the old Greek shields on some of the red-figured vases in the London Museum.
The design on the shield was unintelligible to me.
I could not be sure that it was supposed to mean anything.
It might have been an alphabetic monogram or perhaps a mere delight to the artist.
- (Tarnsman of Gor)