Il Doge and Easter Processions at San Marco in Early Modern Venice

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Il Doge and Easter Processions at San Marco in Early Modern Venice. / Petersen, Nils Holger.

Ritual Dynamics and the Science of Ritual Vol 5: Transfer and Spaces. ed. / Gita Dharampal-Frick; Robert Langer; Nils Holger Petersen. Vol. 5 Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2010. p. 301-311.

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Harvard

Petersen, NH 2010, Il Doge and Easter Processions at San Marco in Early Modern Venice. in G Dharampal-Frick, R Langer & NH Petersen (eds), Ritual Dynamics and the Science of Ritual Vol 5: Transfer and Spaces. vol. 5, Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden, pp. 301-311.

APA

Petersen, N. H. (2010). Il Doge and Easter Processions at San Marco in Early Modern Venice. In G. Dharampal-Frick, R. Langer, & N. H. Petersen (Eds.), Ritual Dynamics and the Science of Ritual Vol 5: Transfer and Spaces (Vol. 5, pp. 301-311). Harrassowitz Verlag.

Vancouver

Petersen NH. Il Doge and Easter Processions at San Marco in Early Modern Venice. In Dharampal-Frick G, Langer R, Petersen NH, editors, Ritual Dynamics and the Science of Ritual Vol 5: Transfer and Spaces. Vol. 5. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. 2010. p. 301-311

Author

Petersen, Nils Holger. / Il Doge and Easter Processions at San Marco in Early Modern Venice. Ritual Dynamics and the Science of Ritual Vol 5: Transfer and Spaces. editor / Gita Dharampal-Frick ; Robert Langer ; Nils Holger Petersen. Vol. 5 Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2010. pp. 301-311

Bibtex

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