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Author: Luigi Simeoni
Book Title: Vita Mathildis Celeberrimae Principis Italiae (Classic Reprint)
Language: Latin
Topic: Latin
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Genre: Classics
Publication Year: 2018
Original Language: Latin
Country/Region of Manufacture: America
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Intended Audience: Adults
Personalize: No
Inscribed: No
Ex Libris: No
Personalized: No
Signed: No
Item Weight: 15 oz
Number of Pages: 297
Type: textbook
