The Cheese and the Worms The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller by Ginzburg, Carlo - 1992

UsedGood. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

UsedAcceptable. VERY noticeable water damage. Heavy annotated/underlined text. Inscribed flyleaf page.

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992-03-01. Paperback. Used: Good.

Johns Hopkins University Press, March 1992. Paper Back. Fair. Cover edges curled, owner name & highlighting, a solid reading copy.

[ Edition: Reprint ]. Fair Condition. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: SOME ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Water Damage: SLIGHT, doesn't affect use ] Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press Pub Date: 3/1/1992 Binding: Paperback Pages: 208

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992-03-01. PAPERBACK. Good. 6x0x9. May have some marking.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992-03-01. Paperback. Good. Good used copy. Cover and some page corners have wear. There are three "used" stickers on the cover and a "used" stamp on the bottom outer page edges. There is also a price lightly stamped inside the cover.

Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992. 6th Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6x0x9. Sixth printing. An excellent copy. 1992 Trade Paperback. xxvii, 177 pp. The Cheese and the Worms is a study of the popular culture in the sixteenth century as seen through the eyes of one man, a miller brought to trial during the Inquisition. Carlo Ginzburg uses the trial records of Domenico Scandella, a miller also known as Menocchio, to show how one person responded to the confusing political and religious conditions of his time. For a common miller, Menocchio was surprisingly literate. In his trial testimony he made references to more than a dozen books, including the Bible, Boccaccio's Decameron, Mandeville's Travels, and a "mysterious" book that may have been the Koran. And what he read he recast in terms familiar to him, as in his own version of the creation: "All was chaos, that is earth, air, water, and fire were mixed together; and of that bulk a mass… Read More

Johns Hopkins University Press. paperback. Very Good. 6x0x9. Binding tight.Cover clean.Minor wear to page edges and corners. Paperback.No writing, highlighting, or marks in text.

Johns Hopkins University Press. paperback. Very Good. 6x0x9. Nice book with minor wear.