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Language: en
Pages: 388
Pages: 388
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
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Language: en
Pages: 210
Pages: 210
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-08-13 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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Language: en
Pages: 450
Pages: 450
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-05-29 - Publisher: Penguin
In this dramatic journey through religious and artistic history, R. A. Scotti traces the defining event of a glorious epoch: the building of St. Peter's Basilic
Language: en
Pages: 348
Pages: 348
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Penguin
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