Travel back in time to the small Bavarian village of Oberammergau, where every ten years, the Passion Play is performed in tribute to a promise made after the village was spared from the Black Plague. Elisabethe H. Corathiel paints a vivid picture of the history and traditions of this unique event, from its early origins to the modern day. Complete with photographs and maps, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in European history or theater. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, ...
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Travel back in time to the small Bavarian village of Oberammergau, where every ten years, the Passion Play is performed in tribute to a promise made after the village was spared from the Black Plague. Elisabethe H. Corathiel paints a vivid picture of the history and traditions of this unique event, from its early origins to the modern day. Complete with photographs and maps, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in European history or theater. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Very Good. 1950. Hardcover. Clean copy in original cloth covers with gilt title to spine. Covers showing some age and shelf wear. Lacking dust wrapper but remains a very good copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Later. Very good or better in very good dustwrapper. Hardcover rubbed at spine ends and bumped corners. Dustwrapper rubbed and chipped at same, soiled and worn. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.