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An analysis of more than 100 cases involving knots and ligatures: knot frequencies, consistent tying habits and noteworthy outliers

Robert Charles Chisnall Independent Consultant, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 245-262 | Published online: 14 Jul 2011

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