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The Art of Executing Well: Rituals of Execution in Renaissance Italy (Early Modern Studies) (Early Modern Studies (Truman State Univ Pr))
The Art of Executing Well Rituals of Execution in Renaissance Italy - Early Modern Studies - Early Modern Studies Truman State Univ Pr
Author: Nicholas Terpstra
In Renaissance Italy a good execution was both public and peaceful at least in the eyes of authorities. In a feature unique to Italy, the people who prepared a condemned man or woman spiritually and psychologically for execution were not priests or friars, but laymen. This volume includes some of the songs, stories, poems, and images that they u...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781931112871
ISBN-10: 1931112878
Publication Date: 10/10/2008
Pages: 360
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Publisher: Truman State University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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