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  • 121Origins of chess — The game of Chess has been attributed to the Indians both by the Persians and by the Arabs.Wilkinson 1943] However, the origin of the game remains lost in antiquity. [cite web|url=http://chess.about.com/od/history/p/aa06a14.htm|title=chess.about.c… …

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  • 122Minnesang — Walther von der Vogelweide (Codex Manesse, ca. 1300) Minnesang was the tradition of lyric and song writing in Germany which flourished in the 12th century and continued into the 14th century. People who wrote and performed Minnesang are known as… …

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  • 123Guillaume de Machaut — Guillaume de Machaut, sometimes spelled Machault, (c. 1300 – April 1377), was an important Medieval French poet and composer. He is one of the earliest composers for whom significant biographical information is available.Guillaume de Machaut was… …

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  • 124Roman de la Rose — The Roman de la rose is a medieval French poem styled as an allegorical dream vision. It is a notable instance of courtly literature. The work s stated purpose is to both entertain and to teach others about the Art of Love. At various times in… …

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  • 125La Vita Nuova — ( en. The New Life) is a medieval text written by Dante Alighieri in 1295. It is an expression of the medieval genre of courtly love in a prosimetrum style, a combination of both prose and verse. Besides its content, it is notable for being… …

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  • 126Medieval literature — History of Literature Bronze Age literature Sumerian Egyptian Akkadian Classical literatures …

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  • 127Medieval art — Byzantine monumental Church mosaics are one of the great achievements of medieval art. These are from Monreale in Sicily from the late 12th century. The medieval art of the Western world covers a vast scope of time and place, over 1000 years of… …

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  • 128Folk Music of England — The Folk Music of England has a long history.HistoryLittle survives of the early music of England, by which is meant the music that was used by the people before the establishment of musical notation in the medieval period. Some surviving folk… …

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