Both Uses of
Old World
in
Angels & Demons
- A flawless tribute to water, Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers glorified the four major rivers of the Old World-The Nile, Ganges, Danube, and Rio Plata.†
Chpt 99-100
- Old World luxury overlooking Bernini's Triton Fountain …. there was no more fitting hotel in all of Rome.†
Chpt 137 *
Definition:
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(Old World) the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas (the Eastern Hemisphere; i.e., Europe, Asia, and Africa)