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Double Agents
Women and Clerical Culture in Anglo-Saxon England
by Gillian R. Overing ; Clare A. Lees
ISBN: 0812236289
ISBN-13: 9780812236286
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
Published date: 2001
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.3 pounds
Pages: 264
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