Published 1996
by Scolar Press, Ashgate Pub. Co. in Aldershot, England, Brookfield, Vt., USA .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
| Statement | edited by Ole Peter Grell and Andrew Cunningham. |
| Contributions | Grell, Ole Peter., Cunningham, Andrew, Dr. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | BT732.2 .R45 1996 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | vi, 347 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 347 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL966439M |
| ISBN 10 | 185928339X |
| LC Control Number | 96002822 |
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