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Cosmas of Prague
The Chronicle of the Czechs - Cosmae Pragensis Chronica Bohemorum
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
Av Janos M. Bak, János M. Bak, János M Bak, Pavlína Rychterová
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2020-09-15
- Mått157 x 235 x 38 mm
- Vikt1 059 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCentral European Medieval Texts
- Antal sidor550
- FörlagCentral European University Press
- ISBN9789633863008
- ÖversättareMutlová, Petra, Rady, Martyn