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Book Title: Mediation of Ornament
Item Length: 10in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 8in
Author: Oleg Grabar
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Middle Eastern, Criticism & Theory, Aesthetics, Middle East / General, History / General
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2023
Genre: Art, History, Philosophy
Item Weight: 25.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
