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 | The Thief, the Cross and the Wheel: Pain and the Spectacle of Punishment in Medieval and Renaissance Europe (1st Edition) by Professor Mitchell B. Merback Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 1999 ISBN-10: 0-226-52015-3 / 0226520153 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-52015-5 / 9780226520155 Christ's Crucifixion is one of the most recognized images in Western culture, and it has come to stand as a universal symbol of both suffering and salvation. But often overlooked is the fact that ultimately the Crucifixion is a scene of capital punishment. Mitchell Merback reconstructs the religious | |