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The history of magick

by way of apology, for all the wise men who have unjustly been reputed magicians, from the creation, to the present age.

Also known as The history of magick: by way of apology for all the wise men who have unjustly been reputed magicians, from the Creation, to the present age written in French by G. Naudæus, late library-keeper to Cardinal Mazarin ; Englished by J. Davies

by Gabriel Naudé

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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[16], 306 p. ; 17 cm. (8vo). Translation of: Apologie pour tous les grands personnages qui ont esté faussement soupçonnez de magie, originally published: A Paris : Chez Frano̧is Targa ..., 1625. Cf. Duveen, D.I. Alchemica et chemica, 423.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to 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 title, “magick” in the alternative title, “Magic” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

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by way of apology, for all the wise men who have unjustly been reputed magicians, from the creation, to the present age.

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1657London : Printed for John Streater ...; Printed for J. StreaterEnglish—Public

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  • Contributing institution: The George Peabody Library, The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: The Arcadia Fund
  • 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
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