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The labours of Herakles : as a New Zealand pioneer

by Marian Maguire, Elizabeth Rankin, Patrick O'Sullivan, Rolf Michael Schneider

Published to accompany a 2015 exhibition in Munich, this revised, bilingual catalogue explores the myth of Herakles in a New Zealand context. It includes art plates, historical essays, and nineteenth-century settler accounts with photographs.

Accession 16476 ISBN 9780473327965 Publisher PaperGraphica
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