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8 - Visual Art and Historical Representation in Ancient Greece and China

from Part III - Art and Literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2017

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Jeremy Tanner
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G. E. R. Lloyd  and
Jingyi Jenny Zhao
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Qiaosheng Dong
G. E. R. Lloyd
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Needham Research Institute, Cambridge
Jingyi Jenny Zhao
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Qiaosheng Dong
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Ancient Greece and China Compared , pp. 189 - 233
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