{"product_id":"telling-tales-clerics-concubines-and-an-inquisitor-in-late-medieval-ferrara-a-primary-source-study-paperback-softback-9781487560676","title":"Telling Tales; Clerics, Concubines, and an Inquisitor in Late Medieval Ferrara: a Primary Source Study (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487560676","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTelling Tales\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eClerics, Concubines, and an Inquisitor in Late Medieval Ferrara: a Primary Source Study\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJason Aaron Brown (Author), Roisin Cossar (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487560676\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 December 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e302 pages, 4 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTelling Tales\u003c\/em\u003e explores the lived experiences of Christian women, parish clerics, and church officials in Italy during the later Middle Ages through one previously unpublished historical source – a register prepared in 1421\/1422 for a Dominican inquisitor in the northern Italian city of Ferrara that includes interrogations about the lives, work, and domestic arrangements of otherwise-obscure women.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book provides both a translation of the source from the original Latin and a critical examination of its content from two distinct analytical perspectives. Cossar and Brown also illuminate the workings of an inquisitorial investigation, with details about how the inquisitor gathered information and worked both with, and against, other local authorities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTelling Tales\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers to explore the tools of the historian's craft, illustrating how different analytical approaches to the same historical source can yield rich – and sometimes contradictory – conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranslator’s Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnglish Translation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Beginnings and Introductions\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e2. Churches and Clergy in Ferrara\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterlude: Theoretical Approaches to the Register\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e3. Reading along the Grain: the Inquisitor and the Women\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e4. Reading against the Grain: the Women\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: What Really Happened?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676639064344,"sku":"9781487560676","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/telling-tales-clerics-concubines-and-an-inquisitor-in-late-medieval-ferrara-a-primary-source-study-paperback-softback-9781487560676","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}