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  • Zorastro : a romance / by Creswick J. Thompson [pseud.].
  • Zorastro : a romance / by Creswick J. Thompson [pseud.].
  • A shaman or medicine man with extensive body painting and nose stick, Australia. Colour process print.
  • Conjurers' tricks and equipment. Engraving by Andrew Bell.
  • Conjurers' tricks and equipment. Engraving by Andrew Bell.
  • The discouerie of witchcraft, wherein the lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie of inchantors, the follie of soothsaiers, the impudent falshood of cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent practices of Pythonists, the curiositie of figurecasters, the vanitie of dreamers, the beggerlie art of Alcumystrie, the abhomination of idolatrie, the horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of naturall magike, and all the conueiances of legierdemaine and iuggling are deciphered. And many other things opened, which have long lien hidden, howbeit verie necessarie to be knowne. : Heerevnto is added a treatise vpon the nature and substance of spirits and diuels, &c: / all latelie written by Reginald Scot. Esquire.
  • De praestigiis daemonum, et incantationibus ac veneficiis libri sex, aucti et recogniti / [Johann Weyer].
  • Preparation for the witches' sabbath. Etching by D. Vivant-Denon after D. Teniers the younger.
  • Witchcraft: a man on horseback. Woodcut, 1720.
  • A compleat history of magick, sorcery, and witchcraft.
  • Floram Marchand, a man who regurgitated water transformed into several colours and into separate vessels. Line engraving.
  • Witchcraft: a ship being confronted by a sea-devil (?). Woodcut, 1720.
  • Witchcraft: the devil bringing medicine to a man or woman in bed (?). Woodcut, 1720.
  • Witchcraft: a witch and a devil in a circle. Woodcut, 1720.
  • The hierarchie of the blessed angells. Their names, orders and offices / The fall of Lucifer with his angells. Written by Tho. Heywood.
  • Witchcraft: witches giving babies to the devil. Woodcut, 1720.
  • A witch holding a plant in one hand and a fan in the other. Woodcut, ca. 1700-1720.
  • Witchcraft: witches and devils dancing in a circle. Woodcut, 1720.
  • A circle of witches dance around a central figure. Woodcut, ca. 1700-1720.
  • Witchcraft: a white-faced witch meeting a black-faced witch with a great beast. Woodcut, 1720.
  • Floram Marchand, a man who regurgitated water transformed into several colours and into separate vessels. Reproduction of a stipple engraving.
  • Witchcraft: a bewitched woman vomiting. Woodcut, 1720.
  • A man holds a scythe as winged creatures fly above him, three figures approach on a horse, and another figure approaches from the left with a scroll. Woodcut, ca. 1700-1720.
  • The deceptive arts used by Floram Marchand to transform water into other liquids. Manuscript, ca. 1858, after a pamphlet by T. Peedle and T. Cozbie, 1650.
  • A magician stands in the middle of a circle holding a stick in one hand and a book in the other as he is watched by the devil in the form of a dragon. Woodcut, ca. 1700-1720.
  • Biagio di Manfrè, who regurgitated water transformed into other liquids, aged 72. Engraving after W. Hollar.
  • Biagio di Manfrè, who regurgitated water transformed into other liquids, aged 72. Etching by W. Hollar.
  • A witch at her table being helped by her attendant: they are surrounded by various bottles, mortars and jars. Etching by W. Unger.
  • Male figures with emphasised sexual organs, carved wood. Probably Congo, Africa.
  • Henry, a man in drag, wearing a white fur stole. Photograph, 1933.