Wounded Cities: The Representation of Urban Disasters in European Art (14th-20th Centuries)

Wounded Cities: The Representation of Urban Disasters in European Art (14th-20th Centuries)
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 227
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ISBN-10 : 9789004300682
ISBN-13 : 9004300686
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Download or read book Wounded Cities: The Representation of Urban Disasters in European Art (14th-20th Centuries) written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine case studies on the artistic representation of earthquakes, fires and other natural disasters in European towns, from the late Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century.


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