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The Good Wife's Guide (Le M?Nagier De Paris): A Medieval Household Book

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Book Title: Good Wife's Guide (Le Ménagier De Paris) : a Medieval Household Book

Item Length: 9.2in

Item Height: 0.9in

Item Width: 6.1in

Author: Christine M. Rose

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Regional & Ethnic / French, Europe / France, General, Women's Studies, Customs & Traditions, Europe / Medieval

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Publication Year: 2009

Genre: Self-Help, Cooking, House & Home, History, Social Science

Item Weight: 32.1 Oz

Number of Pages: 384 Pages

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