Larissa Tracy

The practice and the representation of flaying in the middle ages and after are considered in this provocative collection.

Practice and Representation

Flaying in the Pre-modern World

Jacobus de Voragine

Jacobus

Automobile Association

The first modern translation of one of the most influential books to come from the middle ages.

A Selection of Middle English Saints Lives

Women of the Gilte Legende

Jeff Massey

Capitalizing upon the enduring fascination with decapitation in European culture, this collection examines--through a variety of critical lenses--the recurring "roles/rolls" of severed human heads in the medieval and early modern imagination.

Decapitation in the Medieval and Early Modern Imagination

Heads Will Roll

Essays exploring medieval castration, as reflected in archaeology, law, historical record, and literary motifs.

Castration and Culture in the Middle Ages

Drawing on a wealth of sources from different disciplines, the essays here provide a nuanced picture of how medieval and early modern societies viewed murder and dealth with murderers.

Legal, Literary and Historical Contexts

Medieval and Early Modern Murder

A new look at the way in which medieval European literature depicts torture and brutality.

Larissa Tracy

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