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Robert Janyns (fl. 1438 - 1464) was an English gothic architect, not to be confused with Robert Janyns, Jr. He worked on All Souls College, the chapel of Merton College and the Divinity School, Oxford. [1]

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  1. "Robert Janyns" . Retrieved 6 December 2009.