Recording a Church: An Illustrated Glossary |
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| Title | Recording a Church: An Illustrated Glossary Issue 7 of Practical handbooks in archaeology |
| Author | Thomas Cocke |
| Illustrated by | George Wilson |
| Edition | 2, illustrated |
| Publisher | Council for British Archaeology, 1982 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Dec 11, 2009 |
| ISBN | 090678042X, 9780906780428 |
| Length | 48 pages |
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