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Record Number: 12238 Author(s)/Creator(s): Enders , Jody Contributor(s): Title: Violence, Silence, and the Memory of Witches Source: Violence Against Women in Medieval Texts.  Edited by Anna Roberts.  University Press of Florida, 1998.  Pages 210 - 232. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Branks, Instruments of Torture Kramer, Heinrich, Inquisitor and Jacob Sprenger- Malleus Maleficarum Memory Speech Violence Violence Witches Award Note: Geographic Area: General Century: 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Three Figures. Figure One A woman wearing a brank, a metal framework that fitted the head and imprisoned the tongue. Reproduced from William Andrews, "Old-Time Punishments" (London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Dent 1890). Figure Two A Brank (Doddington Park). Reproduced from Andrews' "Old-TIme Punishments." FIgure Three Interior view of a brank. Reproduced from Andrews' "Old-Time Punishments." Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1998. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0813015669

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