Two Medieval Occitan Toll Registers from Tarascon
Inbunden, Engelska, 2016
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2016-04-11
- Mått164 x 235 x 24 mm
- Vikt600 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieMedieval Academy Books
- Antal sidor256
- FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
- ISBN9781442629349