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"A work of nonfiction that explores the thoughts and experiences of one early modern executioner, Nuremberg's Frantz Schmidt (1555-1634), through his own words - a rare personal journal, in which he recorded and described all the executions and corporal punishments he administered between 1573 and his retirement in 1617"-- Provided by publisher
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The Faithful Executioner. Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century, Joel F. Harrington
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- Title
- The Faithful Executioner. Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Joel F. Harrington
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 283
- ISBN13
- 9780809049929
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, True Stories, Biographies, Middle Ages, Diaries, 17th century, 16th century, Torture, Nuremberg, Executioners, Criminal Judiciary
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- "A work of nonfiction that explores the thoughts and experiences of one early modern executioner, Nuremberg's Frantz Schmidt (1555-1634), through his own words - a rare personal journal, in which he recorded and described all the executions and corporal punishments he administered between 1573 and his retirement in 1617"-- Provided by publisher