Ancient Egyptian Construction and Architecture
Ancient Egyptian Construction and Architecture Somers Clarke
Author: Somers Clarke
Date: 20 Feb 2014
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Language: English
Book Format: Paperback::352 pages
ISBN10: 0486264858
Filename: ancient-egyptian-construction-and-architecture.pdf
Dimension: 156x 235x 25.4mm::589.67g
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