Del 10 - Garden and Landscape History
Rediscovering Lost Landscapes
Topographical Art in north-west Italy, 1800-1920
Inbunden, Engelska, 2021
Av Pietro Piana, Charles Watkins, Rossano Balzaretti, Pietro (Person) Piana, Professor Rossano Balzaretti
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2021-09-30
- Mått170 x 240 x 24 mm
- Vikt992 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieGarden and Landscape History
- Antal sidor324
- FörlagBoydell & Brewer Ltd
- ISBN9781783276318