Del 15 - Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies
Bellies, Bowels and Entrails in the Eighteenth Century
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2020-06-26
- Mått138 x 216 x 26 mm
- Vikt585 g
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieSeventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies
- Antal sidor368
- FörlagManchester University Press
- EAN9781526147967