George Strachan of the Mearns : seventeenth century Orientalist /
| Main Author: | McInally, Tom (Author) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | Scottish religious cultures.
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