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ISBN
978-1-63235-556-0 (hardcover)
978-1-63235-612-3 (paperback)
978-1-63235-673-4 (ebook)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2018940817
Printed in the United States of America
Mankato, MN
June 2018
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About the Cover
View of the tiled dome of the Imam Mosque in
Esfahan, Iran. Completed in 1629, it is considered
a masterpiece of Persian architecture.
