The mirrour of true nobility & gentility. Being the life of the renowned Nicolaus Claudius Fabricius Lord of Peiresk ... / Englished by W. Rand.

  • Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655
Date:
1657
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Credit: The mirrour of true nobility & gentility. Being the life of the renowned Nicolaus Claudius Fabricius Lord of Peiresk ... / Englished by W. Rand. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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