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mei/02132753 Inc. 602
[02132753]
Ravenna, Istituzione Biblioteca Classense (IT)
: Inc. 602
ISTC No.ip00218000
AuthorPaulus Venetus
TitleExpositio super universalia Porphyrii et artem veterem Aristotelis
ImprintVenice : Bonetus Locatellus, for Octavianus Scotus, 23 Sept. 1494