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The legend of Pope Joan : in search of the truth / Peter Stanford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stanford, Peter, 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Joan, Pope (Legendary character).
- Joan.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First American edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : H. Holt, 1999.
- Summary:
- In this wide-ranging investigative account of the legend of the Englishwoman who disguised herself as a man and became pope in the middle of the ninth century, Stanford delivers a major piece of historical detective work.
- Notes:
- "Originally published in Great Britain in 1998 by William Heinemann under the title The she-pope"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-[190]) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0805039104
- OCLC:
- 39659270
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