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Pys-mantia the mag-astromancer, or the magicall-astrologicall-diviner, posed, and puzzled / [John Gaule].
- Gaule, John, 1604?-1687
- Date:
- 1652
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Pys-mantia the mag-astromancer, or the magicall-astrologicall-diviner, posed, and puzzled / [John Gaule]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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