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Libra Esoterica

Compendium maleficarum in tres libros distinctum ex pluribus authoribus

by Francesco Maria Guazzo

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: Latin
  • Content type: Primary source

[16], 245, [1] pages : 21 cm (8vo) Colophon: Mediolani, apud Bernardinum Lantonium MDCVIII Signatures: a⁸ A-P⁸ Q⁴ ( -Q4) Title page with printer's device; historiated initials Coat of arms of Cardinal Aloysus Bossius on title page verso Woodcut illustrations throughout Errata: page [1] at the end

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Demonology, angelology, and possession and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata.

    • Witchcraft· in subject
  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Exorcism”. Retained metadata contains “Demonology” in the subject metadata and “Exorcism” in the subject metadata.

    • Exorcism· via Internet Archive
    • Demonology· in subject
    • Exorcism· in subject

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1608-01-01T00:00:00ZMediolani : Apud Haeredes August. Tradati.LatinPublic digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: Boston College
  • Digitization sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
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internet-archive:compendiummalefi00guaz
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