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>The most detailed coverage for what you want is >probably found in Richard Sair's "The Book of Torture >and Execution" (Toronto: Golden Books, 1944). For >whatever reason--well, actually, because Sair's name >occurs nowhere on the book--it is generally catalogued >under Arnold Hirsch, M.D., who edited it. You can also >find very thorough information in "Le Musee des >Supplices" (I can't remember the author), the very >bizarre "Erozismus im Hexenprozess" (I can't remember >the author), and the article "Tormento" in "Larousse >Enciclopedia Gran Universal Ilustrada" (older >editions, pre-1940, particularly). > > > >>Of course. >> >>The ISBN for 'The Thief, the Cross, and the Wheel' is >>0226520153. I've checked amazon.com and they have it >>in stock. You can find book info and several reviews >>at this page: >> >>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/02265201 >5 >>3/qid=1031844895/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-3603246-7935819 >? >>v=glance&s=books&n=22 >> >>The other one is a little tricky, as it has been out >>of print for years. The author, I remembered, is a >>guy named John Swain. There are, however, several >>used copies of it, ranging in editions from the 1930s >>through the 50s, in various states of disrepair, at >>amazon.com as well. If you go to the page below, it >>should bring up a search on it, and give you all the >>options available: >> >>http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/search-handle-url/ix% >3 >>Dfixed-price%26fqp%3Dkeywords%01The%20Pleasures%20of%2 >0 >>the%20Torture%20Chamber/103-3603246-7935819 >> >>I hope these are of some help! >> >>-Matt >> >> >> >> >> >>>Matt, >>> >>>Thanks for your help, could you possibly provide the >>>ISBN numbers for these books. >>> >>>This is the kind of collaboration that I hope would >>>happen with this message service. >>> >>>John WIneland >>> >>> >>> >>>>Oh, almost forgot to mention. One other great book. >> >>>> >>>>The Thief, the Cross and the Wheel: Pain and the >>>>Spectacle of Punishment in Medieval and Renaissance >>>>Europe >>>> >>>>by Mitch Merback. He gives particular emphasis to >>the >>>>Christian/Western methods of torture, and draws some >>>>religious connotations stemming back to the >>>>crucifixion of Christ, as well. It's not a cheap >>>>book, though. I think I shelled out $30.00 for it, >>>>and that was at a local used bookseller that is >>famous >>>>for slashing its prices to meet the demands of >>>>penny-pinching college students. But if you can get >>a >>>>copy of it, it's another great resource.

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