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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Il formaggio e i vermi Il formaggio e i vermi Carlo Ginzburg,John Tedeschi,Anne C. Tedeschi 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 bo… OL14872792W
The Heretic's Wife The Heretic's Wife Brenda Rickman Vantrease Tudor England is a perilous place for booksellers Kate Gough and her brother John, who sell forbidden translations of the Bible. Caught between warring factions—English Catholics opposed to the Luthe… OL15044499W
Heresy Heresy S. J. Parris "Giordano Bruno was a monk, poet, scientist, and magician on the run from the Roman Inquisition on charges of heresy for his belief that the Earth orbits the sun and that the universe is infinite. Th… OL15498811W
Q Q Luther Blissett In 1517, Martin Luther nails his ninety-five theses demanding reform of the Catholic Church to the door of Wittenburg Cathedral, setting off a period of upheaval, war, civil war and violence we now k… OL1663239W
The pope and the heretic The pope and the heretic Michael White Natural philosopher Giordano Bruno accepted nothing and challenged everything in his pursuit of an all-embracing system of thought, a vision that earned him the patronage of powerful royals including… OL1957268W
Heresy Heresy S. J. Parris England, 1583. A country awash with paranoia and conspiracy - but a safe haven for a radical monk on the run. Giordano Bruno, with his theories of astronomy and extraterrestrial life, has fled the In… OL20414239W
Reconstrucción Reconstrucción Antonio Orejudo En 1535, en el corazón de una Europa convulsa tras el cisma de Lutero, se suceden las rebeliones contra la Iglesia católica y el Papa. En la ciudad alemana de Münster un orador particularmente prepar… OL2840560W