Courtiers and Cannibals, Angels and Amazons

Courtiers and Cannibals, Angels and Amazons
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Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105210671132
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Book Synopsis Courtiers and Cannibals, Angels and Amazons by : Rodney W. Shirley

Download or read book Courtiers and Cannibals, Angels and Amazons written by Rodney W. Shirley and published by Brill. This book was released on 2009 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Title pages and frontispieces have been recognized as a fascinating decorative genre in their own right. Rodney Shirley illustrates 100 of the most important decorative titlepages and frontispieces, dating from the 15th to the late 19th centuries.


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