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Title: A treatise on painting
Year: 1796 (1790s)
Authors: Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
Subjects: Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 Painting Drawing Perspective Painters
Publisher: London : Printed for I. and J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library ...
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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