Hamilton, geology, stone vases and taste

Journal of the History of Collections

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 263-274

  Vickers, Michael ^a  

^a Ashmolean Museum ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 63249095608     PISSN: 09546650     EISSN: 14778564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhc/9.2.263     Document Type: Review

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