Seal on kirjas inimeste igapäevatoimetused, vaenu- ja armulood, peresuhted, kired ja salapatud, tunded ja mõtted. Ainult et need on inkvisitsiooniprotokollid. Kui ülekuulamisi juhtinud piiskop paavstiks sai, jõudsid kohtuprotokollid Vatikani.

title presents an enthralling account of day-to-day life in a medieval French village. Using records gathered by the Catholic Church in its pursuit of heretics, the book recreates the lives of a rich cast of village characters.

Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie was born in 1929. He has had a distinguished career, serving as Administrateur General of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France (1987-94); member of the Institute (Academy of Moral and Political Sciences). He is a professor atthe College de France and chair of the department of the History of Modern Civilization.