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Libra Esoterica

[Libretto delli brevi]

by Francesco Pesaro

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: Italian
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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A testimonial in 24 chapters by Fra Francesco da Pesaro, a Capuchin monk, to the varied efficacies of an amulet of his manufacture, describing the uses of the amulet against disease, natural disasters, demonic and carnal temptations, witchcraft, and "fatture," etc. with examples of successful cases. The author claims to have received permission from the bishop of San Marino in 1606 for the use of the amulet.

Provenance

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.

  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the description and “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata.

    • “Witchcraft”· in description
    • “Witchcraft”· in subject
  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Demonology”. Retained metadata contains “Demonology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Demonology”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “Demonology”· in subject

Membership records how this book met the catalog’s discovery criteria — relevance to a tradition, not a judgment of the book’s claims.

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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

104 leaves : paper ; 139 x 95 mm bound to 137 x 100 mm; Binding: Contemporary parchment.; Foliation: Paper, 104; [i], 1-23, 23-38, 38-54, 56-60, [61-102]; contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Incipit: Virtu delli brevi; primo, contra la fortuna del mare ... (f. 3r).; Italian.; Ms. codex.; Origin: Written in Italy on 2 August 1629 (f. i recto).; Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).

1629—Italian—Public download

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  • ark:/81431/p3zp3w18s

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Cataloging notes

  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9924865343503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 580
  • Provenance: Provenance: "Joannes Baptista Comes a Thu[illeg.] 1695" inside upper cover; "Ego Wolfgangus Theodosius Barsa Thona possesor sum huius libri 1706" on upper cover.; Purchased, 1959.
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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