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Pys-mantia the mag-astro-mancer

or The magicall-astrologicall-diviner posed, and puzzled

by John Gaule & Joshua Kirton

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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First word of title and of running title in Greek characters Includes table of contents Running title: Pys-mantia, or the mag-astro-mancer posed, and puzzled Signatures: A, *, B-Z, 2A-H, i-k, ²I, 2I-Z, 3A-B Pages 87, 138, 249, 262-263, 341, 354, 359 incorrectly numbered 89, 132, 294, 260-261, 431, 534, 459, respectively A later edition, published 1657 without Gaule's name, has title: A collection out of the best approved authors, containing histories of visions, apparitions, ... wrought by magick or otherwise." Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) ESTC (RLIN)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology and Ritual magic and grimoires.

  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Magic”. Retained metadata contains “magick” in the description and “Magic” in the subject metadata.

    • “Magic”· via Internet Archive
    • “Magic”· via Open Library
    • “magick”· in description
    • “Magic”· in subject
  • Astrology

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Astrology”. Retained metadata contains “Astrology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Astrology”· via Internet Archive
    • “Astrology”· via Open Library
    • “Astrology”· in subject

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Editions

Open Library reports 3 editions; 2 cataloged here.

Pus-mantia the mag-astro-mancer, or, The magicall-astrologicall-diviner posed, and puzzled

1652Printed for Joshua Kirton ...English—No ebook

or The magicall-astrologicall-diviner posed, and puzzled

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1652London : Printed for Joshua Kirton at the Kings Arms in St. Pauls Church-yard; Printed for Joshua Kirton at the Kings Arms in St. Pauls Church-yardEnglish—Public

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Boston Public Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Boston Public Library
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 3 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Scanner: scribe10.boston.archive.org
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openlibrary-work:OL11355327W
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