Convent Autobiography
Early Modern English Nuns in Exile
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
Av Victoria Van Hyning, Library of Congress) Van Hyning, Victoria (Senior Innovation Specialist, Senior Innovation Specialist
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2019-06-06
- Mått162 x 241 x 29 mm
- Vikt808 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieBritish Academy Monographs
- Antal sidor416
- FörlagOUP OXFORD
- ISBN9780197266571