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Book Title: Sublime Poussin
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Louis. Marin
Publication Name: Sublime Poussin
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics Ser.
Publication Year: 1999
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 280 Pages