Public Reading and the Reading Public in Late Medieval England and France

Author	: Joyce Coleman
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 284
Release	: 2005-06-30
ISBN-10	: 0521673518
ISBN-13	: 9780521673518
Rating	: 4/5 (18 Downloads)

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