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  1. The thief, the cross and the wheel
    pain and the spectacle of punishment in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
    Author: Merback, Mitchell B.
    Published: 1999
    Publisher:  Univ. of Chicago Press [u.a.], Chicago

    "Christ's Crucifixion is one of the most recognized images in Western visual culture, and it has come to stand as a universal symbol of both suffering and salvation. But often overlooked in this symbolic language is the fact that ultimately the... more

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    Universitätsbibliothek Bamberg
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    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
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    "Christ's Crucifixion is one of the most recognized images in Western visual culture, and it has come to stand as a universal symbol of both suffering and salvation. But often overlooked in this symbolic language is the fact that ultimately the Crucifixion is a scene of capital punishment. In The Thief, the Cross and the Wheel, Mitchell Merback reconstructs the religious, legal, and historical context of the Crucifixion and of other images of public torture. The result is an account of a time when criminal justice and religion were entirely interrelated and punishment was a visual spectacle devoured by a popular audience."--BOOK JACKET.

     
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  2. The thief, the cross and the wheel
    pain and the spectacle of punishment in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
    Author: Merback, Mitchell B.
    Published: 1999
    Publisher:  Univ. of Chicago Press [u.a.], Chicago

    "Christ's Crucifixion is one of the most recognized images in Western visual culture, and it has come to stand as a universal symbol of both suffering and salvation. But often overlooked in this symbolic language is the fact that ultimately the... more

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    Europa-Universität Viadrina, Universitätsbibliothek
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    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

     

    "Christ's Crucifixion is one of the most recognized images in Western visual culture, and it has come to stand as a universal symbol of both suffering and salvation. But often overlooked in this symbolic language is the fact that ultimately the Crucifixion is a scene of capital punishment. In The Thief, the Cross and the Wheel, Mitchell Merback reconstructs the religious, legal, and historical context of the Crucifixion and of other images of public torture. The result is an account of a time when criminal justice and religion were entirely interrelated and punishment was a visual spectacle devoured by a popular audience."--BOOK JACKET.

     
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