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mei/00202757 Auct. 2Q 6.28.
[00202757]
Oxford, Bodleian Library (GB)
: Auct. 2Q 6.28.
ISTC No.im00495000
TitleMensa philosophica
ImprintHeidelberg : [Heinrich Knoblochtzer, after 28 Mar.] 1489