Montaillou: The Promised Land of Error (Paperback)

from baswood

This book was written from an examination of the inquisition register compiled by Jacques Fournier, Bishop of Pamiers, a zealous churchman who went on to become a pope at Avignon under the name of Benedict XII. Much of the material was gleaned from the villagers themselves. They were all rounded ...

from baswood

This book was written from an examination of the inquisition register compiled by Jacques Fournier, Bishop of Pamiers, a zealous churchman who went on to become a pope at Avignon under the name of Benedict XII. Much of the material was gleaned from the villagers themselves. They were all rounded ...

from NickBrooke

"Montaillou" is an exploration of life in a French mediaeval village in the Languedoc, made possible through the copious interview transcripts kept by the Inquisition, which were preserved by purest chance (the chief inquisitor went on to become an Avignon Pope, so this product of his early caree...

from booktsunami

One thing drives me crazy with LibraryThing and that is the way one loses everything is you don't consciously save what you've written. So I've just lost about half an hour's work writing a review and have to do it again. Why can't they have an auto-save? I actually read this book about 35 years ...

from booktsunami

One thing drives me crazy with LibraryThing and that is the way one loses everything is you don't consciously save what you've written. So I've just lost about half an hour's work writing a review and have to do it again. Why can't they have an auto-save? I actually read this book about 35 years ...