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The Medieval University 1200 - 1400

by Lowrie J. Daly

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Visions of Japan: Kawase Hasui's Masterpieces

by Kendall H. Brown

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Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics: With Selections from the Critique of Pure Reason

by Immanuel Kant

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