Connubia florum Latino carmine demonstrata / auctore D. de La Croix, M.D. Notas et observationes adjecit Richardus Clayton.

  • La Croix, Demetrius de
Date:
1791
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Credit: Connubia florum Latino carmine demonstrata / auctore D. de La Croix, M.D. Notas et observationes adjecit Richardus Clayton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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