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Title: The architecture of the renaissance in Italy : a general view for the use of students and others
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Anderson, William J. (William James), 1864-1900
Subjects: Architecture, Renaissance Architecture
Publisher: London, B. T. Batsford
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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