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The other, a hebdomicontadissaedron, represented in the treatise by Leonardo da Vinci, consists of 72 faces, with each hemisphere subdivided into three tiers of 12 faces (fig. 6.62: pl. 39, entitled the Septuagintaduarum basium vacuum).
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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Quo majoribus me donis probatiabat, eo pejoribus illum modis tractabam, ne basium impetravis, &c.
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And 'tis a continual assault, — [5100] hoc non deficit incipitque semper, always fresh, and ready to [5101] begin as at first, basium nullo fine terminatur, sed semper recens est, and hath a fiery touch with it.
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"Da mihi basium" -- give me a kiss -- he is fabled to have said to Archbishop
Highways & Byways in Sussex E.V. Lucas
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The Interosseous Ligaments (ligamenta basium [oss. metatars.] interossea).
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The Dorsal Ligaments (ligamenta basium [oss. metatars.] dorsalia) pass transversely between the dorsal surfaces of the bases of the adjacent metatarsal bones.
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The dorsal (ligamenta basium oss.metacarp. dorsalia) and volar ligaments (ligamenta basium oss.metacarp. volaria; palmar ligaments) pass transversely from one bone to another on the dorsal and volar surfaces.
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The interosseous ligaments (ligamenta basium oss.metacarp. interossea) connect their contiguous surfaces, just distal to their collateral articular facets.
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The Plantar Ligaments (ligamenta basium [oss. metatars] plantaria).
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[211] The Romans recognized at least three kinds of kiss: the _osculum_, for friendship, given on the face; the _basium_, for affection, given on the lips; the _suavium_, given between the lips, reserved for lovers.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man Havelock Ellis 1899
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