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A series of lectures on landscape painting delivered at Oxford in 1871, by artist, critic, and social commentator, John Ruskin.
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A series of lectures on landscape painting delivered at Oxford in 1871, by artist, critic, and social commentator, John Ruskin.
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| Autore | Anthologies Genre |
| Organizzazione | Anthologies Genre |
| Categorie | Libri , Narrativa , Drammatici |
| Sito | - |
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