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Pevsner, An Outline of European Architecture
For over sixty years Sir Nikolaus Pevsner’s study of European architecture has been regarded as a seminal work which has inspired countless students ...
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Luigi Lanzi (14 June 1732 – 30 March 1810) was an Italian art historian and archaeologist. When he died he was buried in ...
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Giuseppe Antonio Guattani (Roma, 18 settembre 1748 – Roma, 29 dicembre 1830) è stato un archeologo, scrittore, musicista e professore di storia e ...
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