AUTHOR: UNKNOWN

LANGUAGE: GERMAN, LATIN

DATE: 1775

PAGE #: 112

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.75 X 8.75 IN

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: "COMPENDIUM RARISSIMUM TOTIUS ARTIS MAGICAE SISTEMATISATAE PER CELEBERRIMOS ARTIS HUJUS MAGISTROS" IS A RARE BOOK ON THE OCCULT, DATING BACK TO 1775. IT IS CURRENTLY HELD BY THE WELLCOME LIBRARY, IN LONDON; A LIBRARY FOUNDED ON THE REMARKABLE COLLECTION OF SIR HENRY WELLCOME, WHICH INCLUDES MEDICAL ARTIFACTS AND ORIGINAL WORKS OF ART, FOCUSING ON THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MEDICINE, ART, AND LIFE.

THE BOOK IS WRITTEN IN GERMAN AND LATIN. IT'S ON WHITE, BROWN, AND GREY-GREEN PAPER. THE TITLE IS FRAMED IN AN ORNAMENTAL BORDER, IN WASH, WITH SKULLS, SKELETONS, AND CROSSBONES. IT'S ILLUSTRATED WITH 31 EXTRAORDINARY WATER-COLOR DRAWINGS OF DEMONS, PLUS THREE PAGES OF MAGICAL AND KABBALISTIC SIGNS, SIGILS, ETC. AT THE END, THE FIGURES ARE IN RED AND PART OF THE TEXT IS WRITTEN ON THE GREY-GREEN PAPER.

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