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Regula emblematica Sancti Benedicti (1783)

Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Gallner, Bonifaz, O.S.B., 1678-1727 · Vindobonae [Vienna] : Apud Carl Wilhelm Holle, bibliopola universitatis · leaf 130

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Christian art and symbolism · Emblems · Emblem books, Latin

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