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A witch at her table being helped by her attendant: they are surrounded by various bottles, mortars and jars. Etching by W. Unger.
Unger, William, 1837-1932.Reference: 37987i
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Demonologia; or, natural knowledge revealed; being an exposé of ancient and modern superstitions. Credulity, fanaticism, enthusiasm, & imposture, as connected with the doctrine, caballa, and jargon, of amulets, apparitions, astrology, charms, demonology ... witchcraft, &c / By J.S. F[orsyth].
Forsyth, J. S.Date: 1831
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Elizabeth Sawyer, of Edmonton, Middlesex, who was executed for witchcraft in 1621. Etching, 1794.
Date: 6 February 1794Reference: 38559i
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Date: mid-18th centuryReference: MS.4251
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Lives of the necromancers, or, An account of the most eminent persons in successive ages who have claimed for themselves, or to whom has been imputed by others, the exercise of magical power / By William Godwin.
Godwin, William, 1756-1836.Date: 1834
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Faust follows Mephistopheles as they ascend the Brocken on Walpurgisnacht, surrounded by sinister animals. Engraving by F. Ruscheweyh, 1813, after P. Cornelius, 1811.
Cornelius, Peter von, 1783-1867.Date: [between 1816 and 1818]Reference: 2804685i
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A naked witch watching a seated monster grabbing a jumping goat by its hind leg. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828.Date: [1796/1798]Reference: 38562i
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Two witches tell Macbeth (representing the Earl of Bute) that he will be king and another, holding a noose, says he will be "Knight - the first that ever graced the Scottish annals". Etching, 1762.
Date: [1762]Reference: 40975i
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Faust transformed into a young man by a magic potion supplied by a witch at the behest of Mephistopheles. Coloured etching.
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 46994i
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Preparation for the witches' sabbath. Engraving by J. Aliamet after D. Teniers the younger, 1755.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Date: 1755Reference: 40368i
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Cautio criminalis, ovvero dei processi contro le streghe / Friedrich von Spee ; edizione italiana a cura di Anna Foa ; traduzione di Mietta Timi.
Spee, Friedrich von, 1591-1635.Date: 1986
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Witches : an encyclopedia of paganism and magic / Michael Jordan ; photographs by Sally Griffyn.
Jordan, Michael, 1941-Date: 1996
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A mirror of witchcraft / [edited by Christina Hole].
Date: 1957
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A full and impartial account of the discovery of sorcery and witchcraft, : practis'd by Jane Wenham of Walkerne in Hertfordshire, upon the bodies of Anne Thorn, Anne Street, &c. The proceedings against her from her being first apprehended, till she was committed to gaol by Sir Henry Chauncy. Also her tryal at the assizes at Hertford before Mr. Justice Powell, where she was found guilty of felony and witchcraft, and receiv'd sentence of death for the same, March 4. 1711-12.
Bragge, Francis, 1664-1728.Date: 1712
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Witchcraft, magic, and alchemy ... / translated by J. Courtenay Locke.
Grillot de Givry, 1870-1929.Date: [1931]
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M0012988: Title page from 'A declaration of egregious popish impostures, to with-draw the harts of her majesties subjects…'
Date: April 1953Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/116/11
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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The structure of narratives on misfortune and healing : a confrontation of miracles and maleficia / Gábor Klaniczay.
Klaniczay, Gábor.Date: 1994
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Simeon recognises the infant Jesus as saviour. Etching by C.W. Weisbrod after Rembrandt, 1627-8.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.Date: 1628Reference: 22109i
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Witchcraft: a bewitched woman vomiting. Woodcut, 1720.
Date: 1720Reference: 44121i
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The occult, witchcraft & magic : an illustrated history / Christopher Dell.
Dell, Christopher, 1976-Date: 2016
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Magic, witchcraft, and religion : an anthropological study of the supernatural / Arthur C. Lehmann and James E. Myers.
Lehmann, Arthur C.Date: [1997], ©1997
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A witch. Oil painting.
Reference: 45126i
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Disqvisitionvm magicarvm libri sex. In tres tomos partiti / auctore Martino Del Rio.
Del Rio, Martin Antoine, 1551-1608.Date: 1606
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Disqvisitionvm magicarvm libri sex. Quibus continentur accurata curiosarum artium, & vanarum superstitionum confutatio... / auctore Martino Del Rio.
Del Rio, Martin Antoine, 1551-1608.Date: 1652
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Minor prose works of King James VI and I : Daemonologie, The true lawe of free monarchies, A counterblaste to tobacco, A declaration of sports / edited by James Craigie ; and prepared for the press by Alexander Law.
James I, King of England, 1566-1625.Date: 1982, ©1981

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A witch at her table being helped by her attendant: they are surrounded by various bottles, mortars and jars. Etching by W. Unger.

Demonologia; or, natural knowledge revealed; being an exposé of ancient and modern superstitions. Credulity, fanaticism, enthusiasm, & imposture, as connected with the doctrine, caballa, and jargon, of amulets, apparitions, astrology, charms, demonology ... witchcraft, &c / By J.S. F[orsyth].

Elizabeth Sawyer, of Edmonton, Middlesex, who was executed for witchcraft in 1621. Etching, 1794.

Roman Catholic Church

Lives of the necromancers, or, An account of the most eminent persons in successive ages who have claimed for themselves, or to whom has been imputed by others, the exercise of magical power / By William Godwin.

Faust follows Mephistopheles as they ascend the Brocken on Walpurgisnacht, surrounded by sinister animals. Engraving by F. Ruscheweyh, 1813, after P. Cornelius, 1811.

A naked witch watching a seated monster grabbing a jumping goat by its hind leg. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.

Two witches tell Macbeth (representing the Earl of Bute) that he will be king and another, holding a noose, says he will be "Knight - the first that ever graced the Scottish annals". Etching, 1762.

Faust transformed into a young man by a magic potion supplied by a witch at the behest of Mephistopheles. Coloured etching.

Preparation for the witches' sabbath. Engraving by J. Aliamet after D. Teniers the younger, 1755.

Cautio criminalis, ovvero dei processi contro le streghe / Friedrich von Spee ; edizione italiana a cura di Anna Foa ; traduzione di Mietta Timi.

Witches : an encyclopedia of paganism and magic / Michael Jordan ; photographs by Sally Griffyn.

A mirror of witchcraft / [edited by Christina Hole].

Witchcraft, magic, and alchemy ... / translated by J. Courtenay Locke.

M0012988: Title page from 'A declaration of egregious popish impostures, to with-draw the harts of her majesties subjects…'

The structure of narratives on misfortune and healing : a confrontation of miracles and maleficia / Gábor Klaniczay.

Simeon recognises the infant Jesus as saviour. Etching by C.W. Weisbrod after Rembrandt, 1627-8.

Witchcraft: a bewitched woman vomiting. Woodcut, 1720.

The occult, witchcraft & magic : an illustrated history / Christopher Dell.

Magic, witchcraft, and religion : an anthropological study of the supernatural / Arthur C. Lehmann and James E. Myers.

A witch. Oil painting.

Disqvisitionvm magicarvm libri sex. In tres tomos partiti / auctore Martino Del Rio.

Disqvisitionvm magicarvm libri sex. Quibus continentur accurata curiosarum artium, & vanarum superstitionum confutatio... / auctore Martino Del Rio.

Minor prose works of King James VI and I : Daemonologie, The true lawe of free monarchies, A counterblaste to tobacco, A declaration of sports / edited by James Craigie ; and prepared for the press by Alexander Law.