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- This article originated as a translation from this version of its counterpart in the Italian Wikipedia .
- ↑ ‘Regesto’ Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine , L’Armeria Reale di Torino.
- ↑ ‘Rotonda - Horses and bards - Catalogue S.58’ Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine , Armeria Reali di Torino, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali.