The sorcerer's tale [[electronic resource] ] : faith and fraud in Tudor England / / Alec Ryrie

• Autore: Ryrie Alec
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• 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: Description based upon print version of record.
• 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: A lively history set in sixteenth-century England, detailing the hitherto unknown case of an extraordinary physician, magician, and con-man named Gregory Wisdom - and the London underworld to which he belonged. - ;An earl's son, plotting murder by witchcraft; conjuring spirits to find buried treasure; a stolen coat embroidered with pure silver; crooked gaming-houses and brothels; a terrifying new disease, and the self-trained surgeon who claims he can treat it. This is the world of Gregory Wisdom, a physician, magician, and consummate con-man at work in sixteenth-century London. In this book,
• 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.: 9910782743803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II