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A Shared Legacy
Essays On Irish And Scottish Art And Visual Culture
by Fintan Cullen
ISBN: 0754606449
ISBN-13: 9780754606444
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co
Published date: 2005
Size: 6 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.65 pounds
Pages: 263
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