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A30867
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Directions for love and marriage in two books / written originally by Franciscus Barbarus, a Venetian senator ; and now translated into English by a person of quality.; De re uxoria. English. 1677
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Barbaro, Francesco, ca. 1398-1454.
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1677
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Wing B683A; ESTC R40747
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