Pys-mantia the mag-astro-mancer
or The magicall-astrologicall-diviner posed, and puzzled
Also known as Pus-Mantia the Mag-Astro-Mancer; 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
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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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology and Ritual magic and grimoires.
Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, and openlibrary-historical matched “Magic”. Retained metadata contains “magick” in the description and “Magic” in the subject metadata.
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Editions
Open Library reports 3 editions; 2 cataloged here.
| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pus-mantia the mag-astro-mancer, or, The magicall-astrologicall-diviner posed, and puzzled | 1652 | Printed for Joshua Kirton ... | English | — | No ebook | |
or The magicall-astrologicall-diviner posed, and puzzled Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan London: Printed for J. Kirton, 1652 | 1652 | London : 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-yard | English | — | Public |
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- Internet Archivepysmantiamagastr00gaul (opens in a new tab)
- The Online Books Pageolbp79644 (opens in a new tab)
- Open LibraryOL11355327W (opens in a new tab)
- Open LibraryOL15739538W (opens in a new tab)
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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
- Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BF1405 .G26
- The Online Books Page bibliographic note: London: Printed for J. Kirton, 1652
- Catalog id
- openlibrary-work:OL11355327W
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