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Book Title: Definitions of Art
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Stephen Davies
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Criticism & Theory, Aesthetics, History / General
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 1991
Genre: Art, Philosophy
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
