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mei/02141536 XV.VIII.235
[02141536]
Torino, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria (IT)
: XV.VIII.235
ISTC No.ii00081800
AuthorInnocentius III, Pont. Max. (Lotharius de Conti)
TitleCompendium breve quinque libros continens
ImprintLyons : Guillaume Le Roy for Barthélemy Buyer, 17 Sept. 1473