A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance - Portrait of an Age
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A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance - Portrait of an Age
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| ISBN-13: | 9780316545563 |
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| Publisher: | Little, Brown and Company |
| Publication date: | 06/01/1993 |
| Edition description: | Reprint |
| Pages: | 352 |
| Sales rank: | 92,584 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.88(d) |
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