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| Title | A History of Art Equinox book |
| Contributor | Lawrence Gowing |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1983 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 7 Dec 2010 |
| ISBN | 0333346661, 9780333346662 |
| Length | 1049 pages |
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