Scottish Town in the Age of the Enlightenment 1740-1820

Scottish Town in the Age of the Enlightenment 1740-1820
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 629
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ISBN-10 : 9780748692590
ISBN-13 : 0748692592
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Book Synopsis Scottish Town in the Age of the Enlightenment 1740-1820 by : Bob Harris

Download or read book Scottish Town in the Age of the Enlightenment 1740-1820 written by Bob Harris and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This heavily illustrated and innovative study is founded upon personal documents, town council minutes, legal cases, inventories, travellers' tales, plans and drawings relating to some 30 Scots burghs of the Georgian period. It establishes a distinctive a


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