Damned
An Illustrated History of the Devil

This beautifully produced and oversized book explores the long, dark history of one of the most influential figures in Western history: the Devil. With an extraordinary array of images from medieval illuminated manuscripts and Renaissance painting to modern cinema, comic strips, and advertising. Damned portrays the Devil in both religious and secular realms, while the text traces the Devil's evolution from the sadistic beast of the monastic imagination to the Devil who lurks inside every pleasure-seeking individual today.

The author Robert Muchembled is a prominent scholar of early modern history at the Universite Paris XIII and is a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He lives in France.