The big book of pain : torture & punishment through history
Donnelly, Mark, 1967-2008
Book
This title offers a history of the punishments and tortures administered to offenders in all periods for which records exist. Included are the ducking school, the Scottish maiden, the pillory and the scold's bridle, and unsavoury punishments such as death by pressing, being hanged, drawn and quartered, and death by boiling.
Main title:
The big book of pain : torture & punishment through history / Mark P. Donnelly & Daniel Diehl.
Imprint:
Stroud : History, 2008.
Collation:
ix, 246 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), port. ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-239) and index.
ISBN:
9780750945837 (hbk)
Dewey class:
364.6709A364.6709DIE
Local class:
364.6709
Language:
English
BRN:
44483