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An Illustrated Dictionary of Words used in Art and Archaeology ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠍⠑⠁⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠞⠞⠁⠉⠓⠑⠎⠂⠀⠀⠊⠝⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠺⠊⠙⠑⠎⠞⠀
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⠠⠁⠍⠥⠇⠑⠞⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠀⠥⠝⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠑⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠝
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⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠇⠁⠉⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠊⠝⠛⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠓⠑⠁⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠥⠗⠥⠎⠂⠀⠀⠉⠲⠀
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