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Written in Stone: The Medieval Lives of Roman Sarcophagi in Saint-Maximin 写在石头上圣马克西曼罗马石棺的中世纪生活

The Medieval History Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-27 DOI: 10.1177/09719458231216335

Romy Wyche

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The Subject Behind the Object: The Language of Things in the Time of the Crusades 客体背后的主体：十字军东征时代的事物语言

The Medieval History Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-27 DOI: 10.1177/09719458231225863

Anne E. Lester

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