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Praetorius on witchcraft and sorcery 1669

Praetorius on witchcraft and sorcery 1669
Praetorius on witchcraft and sorcery 1669
Praetorius on witchcraft and sorcery 1669
Praetorius on witchcraft and sorcery 1669
Praetorius on witchcraft and sorcery 1669
Praetorius on witchcraft and sorcery 1669
Praetorius on witchcraft and sorcery 1669
Praetorius on witchcraft and sorcery 1669
Praetorius on witchcraft and sorcery 1669
Praetorius on witchcraft and sorcery 1669
Praetorius on witchcraft and sorcery 1669
Praetorius on witchcraft and sorcery 1669
Praetorius on witchcraft and sorcery 1669
Praetorius on witchcraft and sorcery 1669

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WITCHCRAFT AND SORCERY. PRAETORIUS, JOHANNES (in reality Hans Schultz). Blockes-Berges Verrichtung oder ausführlicher geographischer Bericht von den hohen trefflich alt- und berühmten Blockes-Berge: ingleichen von der Hexenfahrt und Zauber-Sabbathe, so auff solchen Berge die Unholden aus gantz Teutschland Jährlich den 1. Maij in Sanct-Walpurgis-Nachte anstellen sollen, Aus vielen Autoribus abgefasset und mit schönen Raritäten angeschmücket sampt zugehörigen Figuren, Nebenst einen Appendice vom Blockes-Berge wie auch des Alten Reinsteins und der Baumans Höle am Hartz. Leipzig (Johann Scheiben) - Franckfurth am Mäyn (Friedrich Arnsten) 1669

8:o (about 158x95 mm.). (10), 1-582, (2 blank) pp. Woodcut frontispiece, a few woodcuts in text.
Contemporary vellum, slightly worn, small crack in upper part of upper joint, manuscript spine title. 3 pages with small marginal paper damages. Minor foxing. Signatures on inside of upper cover.

VD17 32:660025R
First edition published in 1668.
Johannes Praetorius (latinization of Hans Schultz, also called Praetorius Zeitlingensis,1630, Zethlingen - 1680, Leipzig), German writer and historian. Praetorius occasionally gave lectures, but spent the bulk of his time writing and compiling literary works, including compendia of fairy tales and legends. He is well known for collecting folk tales of the Rübezahl. (Wikipedia).

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6098

Datum:

2019-06-14