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Book Title: Authorship and Authority : the Writings of James VI and I
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Jane Rickard
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Renaissance, Royalty, Christian Church / History, Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, Europe / Great Britain / General, Modern / 17th Century
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, Religion, History
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 252 Pages
