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"To print her discourses & hymmes": The Typographic Features of Anna Trapnel’s Prophecies

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"To print her discourses & hymmes": The Typographic Features of Anna Trapnel’s Prophecies. / McGann, Claire.
In: Seventeenth Century, Vol. 36, No. 2, 04.03.2021, p. 233-252.

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McGann, C 2021, '"To print her discourses & hymmes": The Typographic Features of Anna Trapnel’s Prophecies', Seventeenth Century, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 233-252. https://doi.org/10.1080/0268117X.2020.1721312

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McGann, C. (2021). "To print her discourses & hymmes": The Typographic Features of Anna Trapnel’s Prophecies. Seventeenth Century, 36(2), 233-252. https://doi.org/10.1080/0268117X.2020.1721312

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McGann C. "To print her discourses & hymmes": The Typographic Features of Anna Trapnel’s Prophecies. Seventeenth Century. 2021 Mar 4;36(2):233-252. Epub 2020 Feb 3. doi: 10.1080/0268117X.2020.1721312

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McGann, Claire. / "To print her discourses & hymmes" : The Typographic Features of Anna Trapnel’s Prophecies. In: Seventeenth Century. 2021 ; Vol. 36, No. 2. pp. 233-252.

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