(JJ) A sublime example of a Roman-period Egyptian mummy, in which the face of the dead man has been painted on a panel and inserted at the head of the case.
Justin Cartwright's novel about Isaiah Berlin and Adam von Trott, The Song Before It Is Sung, is a perfect example of a roman-à-clef used in this way.
Ms. Alaya, who has studied the works of the church's architect, Adriano Armezzani, and its builders, Antonio and Gaetano Federici, called Our Lady of Loreto one of the finest examples of a Roman Renaissance style embraced by Italian-American artists at the turn of the 20th century in an effort to introduce neoclassical architecture to American cities.
Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed for being "an exceptionally well preserved example of a large Roman colonial town on the fringes of the Empire".
It was unanimously agreed that Volubilis was a good candidate for the list and in 1997 ICOMOS recommended that it be inscribed as "an exceptionally well preserved example of a large Roman colonial town on the fringes of the Empire", which UNESCO accepted.
The Crosby Garrett helmet is an almost complete example of a two-piece Roman cavalry helmet.
The helmet is an example of a three-piece Roman ceremonial cavalry helmet, made of sheet iron covered with silver sheet and partly decorated with gold leaf.
The Vatican instruction on admission criteria to seminaries is a sad example of how Roman curial authorities missed an opportunity to provide leadership for the American church.
In a study of the map, Richard J. A. Talbert, a historian at the University of North Carolina who specializes in cartography of the Greeks and the Romans, noted that in one sense it was an example of common Roman "journey" charts, much like the Greek "periploi" — mostly written descriptions of landmarks and ports mariners were likely to encounter.
Rolland's masterpiece, Jean-Christophe, is one of the longest great novels ever written and is a prime example of the roman fleuve ("novel cycle") in France.
