A Rudimentary Manual of Architecture: Being a History and Explanation of the Principal Styles of European Architecture, Ancient, Mediaeval, and Renaissance, with Their Chief Variations Described and Illustrated; to which is Appended a Glossary of Technical Terms |
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A Rudimentary Manual of Architecture: Being a History and Explanation of the ... Thomas Mitchell (architect) Affichage du livre entier - 1870 |
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