A fully revised and updated version of this authoritative account of the birth of the Protestant traditions in sixteenth-century Europe, providing a clear and comprehensive narrative of these complex and many-stranded events.[...]
This book provides the first full single-volume scholarly account in English of the "Waldenses" and examination of the concept of 'Waldensianism' from the late 12th century to the Reformation. 'Waldenses' is the name given to diverse and widely-scattered groups of religious dissenters since the time[...]
The sixteenth century witnessed some of the most abrupt and traumatic transformations ever seen in European society and culture. Population growth strained the old fabric of community and economic relations. New supplies of precious metals from east and west re-wrote the rules of finance and commerc[...]
Enchanted Europe is the first comprehensive account of Europe's long, complex relationship with its own folklore and popular religion. From debates over the efficacy of charms and spells to belief in fairies and demons, Euan Cameron constructs a compelling narrative of the rise and fall of 'supersti[...]
A feverish classic from one of the modern masters of French prose. No one can keep up with Pierre Niox, the speediest antiques dealer in Paris, although not necessarily the most competent. As he dashes about at a dizzying pace, his impatience becomes too much to bear for those around him; his manser[...]