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Record Nr.

UNISA996391339003316

Autore

Scot Reginald <1538?-1599.>

Titolo

The discouerie of witchcraft [[electronic resource] ] : 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 practises 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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Imprinted at London, : by [Henry Denham for] William Brome, 1584

Descrizione fisica

[28], 352, [4], 353-560, [16] p. : ill. (woodcuts)

Soggetti

Witchcraft

Demonology

Occultism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Actual printer's name from STC; ostensible printer's name from colophon.

With eight final contents leaves.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113