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A38803 Numismata, a discourse of medals, ancient and modern together with some account of heads and effigies of illustrious, and famous persons in sculps, and taille-douce, of whom we have no medals extant, and of the use to be derived from them : to which is added a digression concerning physiognomy / by J. Evelyn, Esq. ... Evelyn, John, 1620-1706. 1697 (1697) Wing E3505; ESTC R21821 242,984 342

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