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)
  • 87 Want to read
  • 8 Currently reading
  • 12 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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Routledge & Kegan Paul
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 Volkscultuur Religieuze opvattingen Ketterij Ketterprocessen

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
in English
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The cheese and the worms: the cosmos of a sixteenth-century miller
1980, Routledge & Kegan Paul
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Edition Notes

Includes index.

Translation of, Il formaggio e i vermi.

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
344.505/288
Library of Congress
BR877.F74 G5613 1980

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxvii,177p. :
Number of pages
177

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL22361385M
ISBN 10
0710005911
OCLC/WorldCat
8514969
LibraryThing
21514
Goodreads
6518462

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL14872792W

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