A Hangman's Diary: The Journal of Master Franz Schmidt, Public Executioner of Nuremberg, 1573?1617
Franz Schmidt’s journal records the life and work of Nuremberg’s public executioner from 1573 to 1617. A compelling historical document, A Hangman’s Diary offers a direct connection to early modern practices of punishment, justice, and civic life through the words of the man who carried them out.
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A Hangman's Diary presents the journal of Franz Schmidt, who served as public executioner of Nuremberg from 1573 to 1617.
The work offers a first-person historical record associated with public executions and the administration of punishment.
Set in early modern Germany, it provides a documentary perspective on the role of an executioner and the society in which he worked.
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