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Book Title: The Phoenix And The Flame: Catalonia And The Counter Reforma...
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Author: Henry Kamen
Publication Name: Phoenix and the Flame : Catalonia and the Counter Reformation
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 27.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 528 Pages
