Environmental deterioration of stone monuments of Bhubaneswar, the temple city of India

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Bhargav, J S ^a,b   Mishra, R C ^c   Das, C R ^c  

^a UTKAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar College   (India)

^c NONE

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EID: 0348193573     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.1999.44.1.1     Document Type: Article

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