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Book Description
"Wise, witty, and wonderful . . . A great book, in a great historical tradition." Commentary
The 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry, and a dark time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world plunged into a chaContinue
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- English Books
- Hardcover 677 Pages
- Edition: Reissue
- ISBN-10: 0394400267
- ISBN-13: 9780394400266
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- Pub date: Aug 01, 1978
- Also available as: Paperback and Audio Cassette
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| 9780394400266 | Hardcover | $10.18 | -- | The Book Depository |
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