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The most important stage of this preliminary study has been the historical analysis: the history of the
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carried out to adapt them to the demands of different (Ceccarelli Lemut and Garzella, 1996 -Pazzagli, 1985- Redi, 1984).
ages and different functions
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The Decline of the Aristocracy in Eleventh and Twelfth Century Sardinia
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