Can a Landscape be a Work of Art? An Appraisal of Sir Geoffrey Jellico's Theory of Landscape Aesthetics
- ISBN-10
- 0905770269
- ISBN-13
- 9780905770260
- Category
- Regional planning
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Authors
- Ian Thompson, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Department of Town and County Planning
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