Identifier: medivalmodernh01myer (find matches)
Title: Mediæval and modern history
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Myers, P. V. N. (Philip Van Ness), 1846-1937
Subjects: Middle Ages History, Modern
Publisher: Boston, London, Ginn & company
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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