Lost Treasures of BritainFive centuries of creation and destruction. Between the Reformation and the 19th century, countless masterpieces were destroyed in Britain. This book provides a unique pictorial record of the fate of these vanished treasures. |
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PART TWO THE COLLAPSE OF THE CROWN 160360 | 75 |
The Triumph of the Past? | 215 |
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