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Hosseini Someah, M., Bakhashandehfar, H., & Aslani, H. (2019). Identification of Blue Pigments Known as Lazurite in The Illumination of The Safavid Era. Journal of Color Science and Technology, 12(4), 293-304.
MLA
M. Hosseini Someah; H.R. Bakhashandehfar; H. Aslani. "Identification of Blue Pigments Known as Lazurite in The Illumination of The Safavid Era", Journal of Color Science and Technology, 12, 4, 2019, 293-304.
HARVARD
Hosseini Someah, M., Bakhashandehfar, H., Aslani, H. (2019). 'Identification of Blue Pigments Known as Lazurite in The Illumination of The Safavid Era', Journal of Color Science and Technology, 12(4), pp. 293-304.
VANCOUVER
Hosseini Someah, M., Bakhashandehfar, H., Aslani, H. Identification of Blue Pigments Known as Lazurite in The Illumination of The Safavid Era. Journal of Color Science and Technology, 2019; 12(4): 293-304.
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