Prophecy, Alchemy, and the End of Time: John of Rupescissa in the Late Middle Ages by Leah Devun

Prophecy, Alchemy, and the End of Time: John of Rupescissa in the Late Middle Ages

Leah Devun

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nonfiction history religion technology challenging informative slow-paced
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In the middle of the fourteenth century, the Franciscan friar John of Rupescissa sent a dramatic warning to his followers: the last days were coming; the apocalypse was near. Deemed insane by the Christian church, Rupescissa had spent more than a ...

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