Cover illustration: The Fog in the Query, © Krzysztof T. Konecki. In the photo, you see numerous large, roughly cuboid blocks. It comes from the quarry Kopulak in Poland. There is a thick fog thick obscuring the background. You can also see reddish-brown water in the front of the picture. The faint tire tracks or tread patterns are on the lower right side.
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ISSN 1573-4234
ISBN 978-90-04-73672-6 (hardback)
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DOI 10.1163/9789004736733
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