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Contents
SECTION IPRELIMINARY | 1 |
SECTION IIEXPRESSION | 7 |
SECTION IIICOMPOSITION | 15 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | How to look at buildings |
| Author | Darcy Braddell |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Methuen, 1945 |
| Length | 166 pages |
| Subjects | › Architecture Architecture / General |
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