Eleanor of Aquitaine; queen of the troubadours.
9781594771958
Eleanor of Aquitaine; queen of the troubadours.
Markale, Jean. Trans. by Jon E. Graham.
Inner Traditions International
2007
260 pages
$16.50
Paperback
DA209
Like the mysteries of pre-Christian
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