The sorcerer's tale : faith and fraud in Tudor England / / Alec Ryrie
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| Autore: |
Ryrie Alec
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| Titolo: |
The sorcerer's tale : faith and fraud in Tudor England / / Alec Ryrie
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (224 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 364.163092 |
| 942.05092 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Swindlers and swindling - England - History - 16th century |
| Magic - England - History - 16th century | |
| Conspiracies - England - History - 16th century | |
| Crime - England - London - History - 16th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | England Social conditions 16th century |
| Great Britain History Tudors, 1485-1603 | |
| Note generali: | Formerly CIP. |
| Previously issued in print: 2008. | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-201) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; CHRONOLOGY; FOREWORD; 1. The Nobleman; 2. The Physician; 3. The Underworld; 4. The Magician; 5. The Preacher; Conclusion: Barbarians at the Gates; Appendix: Gregory Wisdom's Will; NOTES; PHOTOGRAPHIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INDEX; |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This lively history, set in 16th-century England, details the hitherto unknown case of an extraordinary physician, magician, and con-man named Gregory Wisdom - and the London underworld to which he belonged. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The sorcerer's tale |
| ISBN: | 1-383-03640-3 |
| 1-281-97570-2 | |
| 9786611975708 | |
| 0-19-155204-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910816578803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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