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Book Title: Mother And Sons, Inc : Martha De Cabanis In Medieval Montpel...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Kathryn L. Reyerson
Publication Name: Mother and Sons, Inc : Martha De Cabanis in Medieval Montpellier
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication Year: 2017
Series: The Middle Ages Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 264 Pages