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A17054 A commentary upon the Canticle of Canticles, written first in Italian by Antonio Brucioli, and now translated into English by Th. Iames fellow of New colledge in Oxford; Annotationi sopra i proverbii di Salamo. English Brucioli, Antonio, 1487-1566.; James, Thomas, 1573?-1629. 1598 (1598) STC 3928; ESTC S118389 80,311 190

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