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mei/02009373 MdS 57 Aa 15
[02009373]
Locarno, Biblioteca Madonna del Sasso (CH)
: MdS 57 Aa 15
ISTC No.in00125000
AuthorNicolaus de Lyra
TitlePostilla super Psalterium et Cantica Canticorum
ImprintLyons : Jean Du Pré (printer of Lyons), 15 Apr. 1488