The thief, the cross and the wheel : pain and the spectacle of punishment in medieval and renaissance Europe / Mitchell B. Merback.

"Christ's Crucifixion is one of the most recognized images in Western culture, and it has come to stand as a universal symbol of both suffering and salvation. But often overlooked is the fact that ultimately the Crucifixion is a scene of capital punishment. Mitchell Merback reconstructs th...

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Main Author: Merback, Mitchell B.
Corporate Contributor: ProQuest (Firm) (Distributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Reaktion, 1999.
Series:Picturing history.
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