Out of the Flames by Lawrence & Nancy Goldstone - 2003

Broadway, 2002-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

Century publishing, UK, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. It's funny how the Renaissance period was also a time when Michael Servetus (1511-1553) was burned at the stake because his Christianismi Restitutio Which challenged John Calvin's orthodoxy. Previous owner's name at the top the 1st page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [12], 356 pages, indexed, with a page of credits for the illustrations that appear throughout the book reproduced in black-and-white. The book is secondhand, there is no damage to describe of the book, or of its jacket.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; Books on Books. ISBN: 0712676988. ISBN/EAN: 9780712676984. Inventory No: 0266558. . 9780712676984

London: Century, 2003. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Type: Book Michael Servetus is one of history's hidden geniuses. In the mid sixteenth century, at a time when the orthodox church taught a doctrine of predestination, he wrote a book arguing for the reality of human free will. The Christianismi Restitutio was immediately banned by the Inquisition, Servetus went underground and escaped capture until he was betrayed by his friend Calvin. The church tried to destroy every single copy of the book, to eradicate all traces of it from history and after a dramatic escape from jail and on to the rooftops, Servetus was recaptured and burned at the stake with what the church believed was the last copy of the book chained to his leg. The authors tell Servetus's extraordinary story and the story of how just three copies of his book survived to help inspire the leaders of the American and French Revolutions. This is a book… Read More