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Headlam, Cecil. The story of Nuremberg - Page 114. 1899. Kenneth Franzheim II Rare Books Room, William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. September 20, 2019. https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/exotic/item/1669/show/1487.

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Headlam, Cecil. (1899). The story of Nuremberg - Page 114. Exotic Impressions, Views of Foreign Lands. Kenneth Franzheim II Rare Books Room, William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library, University of Houston Libraries. Retrieved from https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/exotic/item/1669/show/1487

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Title	The story of Nuremberg
Creator (LCNAF)	Headlam, Cecil
Contributor (Local)	James, H. M.
Publisher	J. M. Dent & Co.
Date	1899
Subject.Topical (LCSH)	History
Subject.Geographic (TGN)	Nuremberg, Germany
Genre (AAT)	books plates (illustrations) illustrations (layout features)
Language	English
Type (DCMI)	Text
Original Item Extent	303 pages; 18 cm
Original Item Location	DD901.N93 H4 1899
Original Item URL	http://library.uh.edu/record=b1684865~S11
Digital Collection	Exotic Impressions: Views of Foreign Lands
Digital Collection URL	http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/exotic
Repository	Kenneth Franzheim II Rare Books Room, William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library, University of Houston Libraries
Repository URL	http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/william-r-jenkins-architecture-art-library
Use and Reproduction	No Copyright - United States
Identifier	exotic_201304_001

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Title	Page 114
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File Name	exotic_201304_001_123.jpg
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