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The courtier of Count Baldessar Castilio : deuided into foure books : verie necessarie and profitable for young gentlemen and gentlewomen abiding in court, pallace, or place (1588)

Castiglione, Baldassarre, conte, 1478-1529, Dibner, Bern donor, Hoby, Thomas, Sir, 1530-1566, Wolfe, John, d. 1601, printer · London : Printed by Iohn Wolfe · leaf 6

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