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The art of creating wood carvings, whether simple or complex, is rooted in the distant past and has noble traditions. Still, wood carving [cannot be considered to be the highest sculptural craft. Chronologically, bone preceded wood as a workable material for use in decorative carving; while from...

PREFACE The production of electric energy may well be considered the technical basis of present economic development. The demand for electric energy increases from year to year. More than one-third of this demand is at present supplied by hydroelectric power plants and thus the full exploitation...

The art of creating wood carvings, whether simple or complex, is rooted in the distant past and has noble traditions. Still, wood carving [cannot be considered to be the highest sculptural craft. Chronologically, bone preceded wood as a workable material for use in decorative carving; while from...

INTRODUCTION When the reigning prince, Géza, the father of the first Hungarian king, still vacillating between two religions, established his court at Esztergom and made this town on the Danube his residence—in addition to Székesfehérvár—he opened the finest chapter in the chroniole of...