Collecting quoits: Field cultures in the history of Cornish antiquarianism

Cultural Geographies

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-333

  Naylor, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0344530235     PISSN: 14744740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1474474003eu277oa     Document Type: Article

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