Inquisitionis Hispanicae artes: the arts of the Spanish inquisition. Reginaldus Gonalvius Montanus: a critical edition of the "Sanctae inquisitionis Hispanicae artes aliquot" (1567) with a modern English translation = The arts of the Spanish Inquisition

"The Inquisitionis Hispanicae Artes (Heidelberg, 1567), written by exiled Spanish Protestants, is the first systematic denunciation of the Spanish Inquisition. Its first part is a description of the Inquisition's methods, making use of the Inquisition's own instruction manual, which w...

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Subtitles:The arts of the Spanish Inquisition
Main Author: González de Montes, Raimundo ca. 16.Jh. (Author)
Contributors: Herráiz Pareja, Marcos J. 1962- (Editor) ; García Pinilla, Ignacio J. 1965- (Editor) ; Nelson, Jonathan L. 1951- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Latin
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Series/Journal:Heterodoxia Iberica volume 2
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Spain / Inquisition
Further subjects:B Inquisition (Spain) Early works to 1800
B Spain Church history Early works to 1800
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Summary:"The Inquisitionis Hispanicae Artes (Heidelberg, 1567), written by exiled Spanish Protestants, is the first systematic denunciation of the Spanish Inquisition. Its first part is a description of the Inquisition's methods, making use of the Inquisition's own instruction manual, which was not publicly known. Its second section presents a gallery of individuals who suffered persecution in Seville during the anti-Protestant repression (1557-1565). The book had a great impact, being almost immediately translated into English, French, Dutch, German, and Hungarian. The portraits very soon passed into Protestant martyrologies, and the most shocking descriptions (torture, auto de fe) became ammunition for anti-Spanish literature. This critical edition presents a new text as well as, for the first time, extensive notes"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004365753