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In the beginning of the 14th cent. In France, the regime of Philip the Fair asserted the power & prerogatives of royal authority, creating tensions most pronounced in the region of Languedoc. The Franciscan friar Bernard Delicieux was one of the most controversial figures in the south of France. Politician, agitator, tribune of the people & enemy of the Inquisition, hero & leader of the Spiritual Franciscans, he engaged in the many struggles. This vol. contains an Intro. to the Inquisition’s trial of 1319 against Delicieux, which ended with his condemnation, degradation from spiritual office, & imprisonment, which resulted in his death; a discussion of the charges brought against him; & Processus Bernardi Delitiosi, the Latin text of the official records of the trial.
Price: $60.00
Pages: 393
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Imprint: The American Philosophical Society Press
Series: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Publication Date:
01 January 1996
Trim Size: 10.00 X 7.00 in
ISBN: 9780871698612
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
HISTORY / Europe / Medieval
"The story of Bernard Délicieux and his various causes is one of the most exciting tales a historian could ever dream of narrating…I consider this work a remarkable addition to my library, and a large number of historians will feel the same way. Friedlander deserves our gratitude."