The royal touch
By: Marc Bloch ; translated by J.E. Anderson.
Publisher: Dorset Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York, [NY]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 441
Subjects: Royal touch
Work titles: Rois thaumaturges.
Description: " ... Theme is the Western European conception of kingship. But with characteristic virtuosity, Bloch chooses an unusual issue to focus on--the belief that the touch of the sovereign's hand could cure scrofula and related diseases."--dust jacket.
Notes: Translation of Les rois thaumaturges.

Includes index.

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Bibliography: p. 427-436.