Carolingian catalonia : politics, culture and identity in an imperial province, 778-987 / Cullen J. Chandler

• Superior document: Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought. Fourth series 111
• VerfasserIn: Chandler, Cullen J.
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019
• Дата издания: 2019
• Язык: English
• Серии: Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought. Fourth series 111
• Classification: 89.22 - Nationalismus; 15.66 - Spanien. Portugal
• Объем: xv, 321 Seiten; Karten

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