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A14444 Hier begynneth the booke callyd the Myrrour of the worlde ...; Image du monde. English. Gossuin, of Metz, attributed name.; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491.; Vincent, of Beauvais, d. 1264, attributed name. 1490 (1490) STC 24763; ESTC S109670 102,455 172

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