Sacrilege and Redemption in Renaissance Florence:  The Case of Antonio Rinaldeschi
"... gem of a book, a microhistorical study of a crime and its punishment with far-reaching implications...." --Daniel W. Maze, Comitatus"If...Antonio Rinaldeschi paid [with his life]..., fate has been more benevolent,... entrusting his memory to the penetrating minds and able pens of two great historians..." --Paola Maffei, Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung"Das Buch ist ein mikrohistorisches Kabinettstück, das einen eng begrenzten, aber hoch intensive Einblick in das Leben und Sterben im damaligen Florenz gestattet."--Wolfgang Reinhard, Historische Zeitschrift"They demonstrate how assiduous researchers can generate a mass of material on a relatively insignificant person ... to sketch a biography and illuminate popular religious behavior...." --James R. Banker, Journal of Modern History"... a wonderful example of the art and science of history..." --Jacqueline Murray, Quaderni d'italianisticaConnell and Constable's scholarship is impeccable throughout. They move deftly between the details of Rinaldeschi's case and broadbrush description of the forces shaping Florence in 1501. --Alistair Sooke,Times Literary SupplementThe authors' studied consideration of the sources will serve as a fine example of historical scholarship for students. --Thomas Kuehn, Renaissance QuarterlyIf in life Rinaldeschi 'paid in cash,' as stated in a marginal note in the register of the condemned,... fate has been benevolent to his memory, entrusting it to the penetrating minds and able pens of two great historians, who have known how to confer the lightness of a novella on a masterly work of scholarship. --Paola Maffei, Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.