The Apocryphal Apocalypse
The Reception of the Second Book of Esdras (4 Ezra) from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
Inbunden, Engelska, 1999
Av Alastair Hamilton, University of Leiden) Hamilton, Alastair (Professor of the History of the Radical Reformation, University of Amsterdam; and Dr C. Louise Thijssen-Schoute Professor of the History of Ideas, Professor of the History of the Radical Reformation, University of Amsterdam; and Dr C. Louise Thijssen-Schoute Professor of the History of Ideas, HAMILTON
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1999-09-16
- Mått146 x 223 x 27 mm
- Vikt637 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieOxford-Warburg Studies
- Antal sidor408
- FörlagOUP OXFORD
- ISBN9780198175216