Published 2008
by D.S. Brewer in Cambridge .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliography and index.
| Statement | Emma Campbell. |
| Series | Gallica -- v. 12, Gallica (Woodbridge (Suffolk, England)) -- v. 12. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | BX4662 .C36 2008 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xii, 274 p., [4] p. of plates : |
| Number of Pages | 274 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL23022602M |
| ISBN 10 | 1843841800 |
| ISBN 10 | 9781843841807 |
| LC Control Number | 2009275228 |
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