Wooden Temples of Japan ebook

Wooden Temples of Japan. Peter Popham

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Author: Peter Popham
Date: 01 Sep 1990
Publisher: I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Book Format: Hardback::128 pages
ISBN10: 1850431752
Filename: wooden-temples-of-japan.pdf
Dimension: 215x 250mm
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