Museum Storage and Meaning
Tales from the Crypt
Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2017-09-07
- Mått156 x 234 x 23 mm
- Vikt453 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieRoutledge Research in Museum Studies
- Antal sidor300
- FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
- ISBN9781138065970