An edition of Il formaggio e i vermi (1976)

The cheese and the worms

the cosmos of a sixteenth-century miller

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An edition of Il formaggio e i vermi (1976)

The cheese and the worms

the cosmos of a sixteenth-century miller

by , , and

  • ★★★★ 4.2 (4 ratings) ·
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  • 7 Currently reading
  • 9 Have read

Offers a study of culture in the sixteenth century as seen through the eyes of one man, the miller known as Menocchio, who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition and sentenced to death. This book illustrates the confusing political and religious conditions of the time.

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Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
177

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Subjects

Heresies, Christian, Religious life and customs, Heretics, Christian, Civilization, Church history, Peasantry, History, Trials (Heresy), Christian Heresies, Christian Heretics, Peasants, Modern period, Italian literature, translations into english, Historia, Herejias y herejes, Campesinado, Cosmology, Usos y costumbres, Frioul, Italie, Hérésies et hérétiques, Paysannerie, Vie religieuse, Histoire religieue, Civilisation, Italie Frioul, Europe, history, 1492-1648, Inquisição, Igreja (história), Heresia, Peasants, italy, Christian sects, Italy, civilization, Italy, church history, Italy, social life and customs, Theology, doctrinal, Heresies and heretics, modern period, 1500-, Biography, Inquisition, Religion populaire, Hérésie, Procès, Fiction, general, Biochemistry, Macromolecular Substances, Macromolecules, Polymers, Scandella, domenico , 1532-1599, Peasants--italy--friuli, Christian heresies--history, Christian heresies--history--modern period, 1500-, Christian heresies--italy--friuli, Br877.f74 g5613

People

Menocchio, Domenico Scandella (1532-1601)

Places

Udine (Italy : Province), Italy, Udine (Province), Udine, Italie, Frioul, Itália

Times

Modern period, 1500-, 16th century, 1500-(Période moderne)

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Cover of: El Queso y Los Gusanos / The Cheese and the Worms
El Queso y Los Gusanos / The Cheese and the Worms
September 1997, Muchnik
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The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller
March 1, 1992, The Johns Hopkins University Press
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The cheese and the worms: the cosmos of a sixteenth-century miller
1982, Penguin Books
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Translation of: Il Formaggio e i vermi.
Reprint. Originally published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980.

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New York, N.Y

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
273/.6
Library of Congress
BR877.F74 G5613 1982

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxvii, 177 p. :
Number of pages
177

Edition Identifiers

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OL4266213M
Internet Archive
cheeseworms00ginz
ISBN 10
0140060464
LCCN
81012152
OCLC/WorldCat
11708314, 7731891
Library Thing
21514
Goodreads
1134050

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OL14872792W

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