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

LC Subjects
Art, Medieval.
Art, Renaissance.
Art.
Art.
Executions and executioners in art.
Jesus Christ -- Crucifixion -- Art.
Pain.
Punishment (Psychology)
Torture in art.
Torture.
Violence in art.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Art
Art
Art, Medieval
Art, Renaissance
Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
Executions and executioners in art
Jesus Christ -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcWtWBVPTkM6wHtfK3mh3
Pain
Punishment (Psychology)
Torture
Torture in art
Violence in art
Other Subjects
Art
Art de la Renaissance -- Europe.
Art de la Renaissance.
Art européen -- Thèmes, motifs.
Art médiéval -- Europe.
Art médiéval.
Art, Medieval.
Art, Renaissance.
Art.
Douleur.
Executions and executioners in art.
Exécutions capitales et exécuteurs -- Dans l'art.
Folter
Hinrichtung -- Motiv
Hinrichtung <Motiv>
Jesus -- Crucifixion -- Art.
Jésus-Christ -- Crucifixion -- Dans l'art.
Kreuzigungsdarstellung
Kunst
Pain
Punishment
Punition (Psychologie)
Strafjustiz
Torture
Torture -- Dans l'art.
Torture dans l'art.
Torture in art.
Torture.
torturing.
Violence -- Dans l'art.
Violence dans l'art.
Violence in art.
works of art.
Œuvres d'art.

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Book
Physical Desc
351 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-343) and index.
Description
"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."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Merback, M. B. (1999). The thief, the cross, and the wheel: pain and the spectacle of punishment in medieval and Renaissance Europe . University of Chicago Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Merback, Mitchell B. 1999. The Thief, the Cross, and the Wheel: Pain and the Spectacle of Punishment in Medieval and Renaissance Europe. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Merback, Mitchell B. The Thief, the Cross, and the Wheel: Pain and the Spectacle of Punishment in Medieval and Renaissance Europe Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Merback, M. B. (1999). The thief, the cross, and the wheel: pain and the spectacle of punishment in medieval and renaissance europe. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Merback, Mitchell B. The Thief, the Cross, and the Wheel: Pain and the Spectacle of Punishment in Medieval and Renaissance Europe University of Chicago Press, 1999.

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