Manual of the Fine Arts, Critical and Historical: With an Introduction by D. Huntington, M.A. |
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| Título | Manual of the Fine Arts, Critical and Historical: With an Introduction by D. Huntington, M.A. |
| Autor | Miss Ludlow |
| Colaborador | Daniel Huntington |
| Edição | 2 |
| Editora | A. S. Barnes & Company, 1879 |
| Original de | Universidade da Califórnia |
| Digitalizado | 30 nov. 2007 |
| Num. págs. | 477 páginas |
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