Franz Schmidt
2 books
About the Author
Franz Schmidt was a public executioner in Nuremberg whose meticulous journal offers a rare firsthand account of justice and punishment in early modern Europe. His writings reveal the daily realities of his grim profession alongside observations of the society he served. Schmidt's record stands as a valuable historical document that illuminates the legal and cultural landscape of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Germany.
Writing style
precise
detached
observant
