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The art of executing well : rituals of execution in Renaissance Italy / edited by Nicholas Terpstra.
| Other author | Terpstra, Nicholas. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Kirksville, Mo. : Truman State University Press, ©2008. |
| Description | xiv, 354 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early modern studies ; 1 Early modern studies series 1. ^A791484 |
| Contents | Scaffold and stage : comforting rituals and dramatic traditions in late medieval and Renaissance Italy / Kathleen Falvey -- Comforting with song : using laude to assist condemned prisoners / Pamela Gravestock -- Mirror of a condemned : the religious poems of Andrea Viarani / Alfredo Troiano -- In your face : paintings for the condemned in Renaissance Italy / Massimo Ferretti -- Consolation or condemnation : the debates on withholding sacraments from prisoners / Adriano Prosperi -- Theory into practice : executions, comforting, and comforters in Renaissance Italy / Nicholas Terpstra -- The Bologna Comforters' manual. Comforting by the books : editorial notes on the Bologna Comforters' manual / Nicholas Terpstra. Book 1 / trans. Sheila Das. Book 2 / trans. Sheila Das. Book 3, Laude and prayers / trans. Sheila Das and Nicholas Terpstra. Book 4, Authorities / Nicholas Terpstra -- Luca della Robbia's narrative on the execution of Pietro Paolo Boscoli and Agostino Capponi / Alison Knowles Frazier -- Public execution in popular verse : the poems of Giulio Cesare Croce / Meryl Bailey. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2008034780 |
| ISBN | 9781931112871 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1931112878 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781931112888 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1931112886 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV8551 .A75 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |