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 The Medieval Stained Glass of Lancashire (Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi: Great Britain)Best Price: $237.81 This is a catalogue of the pre-Gothic Revival stained glass found at 57 sites in Lancashire.... |  Agostino Agazzari and Music at Siena Cathedral, 1597-1641 (Oxford Monographs on Music)Best Price: $165.00 Agostino Agazzari (c. 1580-c.1642) has long been recognized as one of the most prominent... | |||
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