Dictionary of Symbols and Imagery

Dictionary of Symbols and Imagery
ISBN-10
0444106073
ISBN-13
9780444106070
Pages
515
Language
English
Published
1976
Publisher
North-Holland Publishing Company
Author
Ad de Vries

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