Belief in possibility of or attempts to trigger supernatural processes not possible per natural laws; alleged or fictional practice of magical skills and abilities

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A wizard and his accomplice performing incantations in a forest during a full moon. Etching by S. Palmer and A.H. Palmer.

Protection against witchcraft and demons through the name and attributes of Jesus Christ. Woodcuts and letterpress, 159-.

A Zulu medicine man dancing in order to detect which one of the women seated around them has bewitched their ruler. Gouache by W.R.S. Stott, 1928.

The witch of Endor conjures the ghost of Samuel; Saul bows before him on the right. Etching, 18th century.

A traveller being entranced by a witch disguised as a beautiful woman in the Alps. Engraving by T. Stocks after F. Meadows.

A man reading a grimoire, grinning; next to him a hooded man, kneeling on the floor, is holding a torch: they are conjuring up demons. Mezzotint after D. Teniers the younger, 1750/1790.

Witchcraft: Robert Hunt, with two other men, surmounted by a devil. Woodcut, 1720.

Witchcraft: a witch and a devil in a circle. Woodcut, 1720.

The hierarchie of the blessed angells. Their names, orders and offices / The fall of Lucifer with his angells. Written by Tho. Heywood.

Macbeth consults the three witches; an apparition appears of a bloody child, who calls Macbeth's name three times. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1773, after E. Edwards.

A witch placing a scorpion into a pot in order to make a potion. Etching by F. Landerer after M. Schmidt.

Saul collapses as the witch of Endor conjures Samuel from the dead. Wood engraving after J. Schnorr von Carolsfeld.

Der Thüringer Kräutergarten : von Heilkräutern, Hexen und Buckelapothekern / Otto Ludwig ; durchgesehen und überarbeitet von Michael Gutheil und Eberhard Mey.

A witch at her table being helped by her attendant: they are surrounded by various bottles, mortars and jars. Etching by W. Unger.

Der Hexengarten : die Zauberkräuter des Mittelalters und ihre Wirkung / Harold A. Hansen.

La sorcellerie des campagnes / Charles Lancelin.

Demonologia; or, natural knowledge revealed; being an exposé of ancient and modern superstitions. Credulity, fanaticism, enthusiasm, & imposture, as connected with the doctrine, caballa, and jargon, of amulets, apparitions, astrology, charms, demonology ... witchcraft, &c / By J.S. F[orsyth].

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Witchcraft

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Der Thüringer Kräutergarten : von Heilkräutern, Hexen und Buckelapothekern / Otto Ludwig ; durchgesehen und überarbeitet von Michael Gutheil und Eberhard Mey.

A witch at her table being helped by her attendant: they are surrounded by various bottles, mortars and jars. Etching by W. Unger.

Der Hexengarten : die Zauberkräuter des Mittelalters und ihre Wirkung / Harold A. Hansen.

La sorcellerie des campagnes / Charles Lancelin.

Demonologia; or, natural knowledge revealed; being an exposé of ancient and modern superstitions. Credulity, fanaticism, enthusiasm, & imposture, as connected with the doctrine, caballa, and jargon, of amulets, apparitions, astrology, charms, demonology ... witchcraft, &c / By J.S. F[orsyth].

Witchcraft

Images from the collections

Images referencing Witchcraft

Works from the collections

Der Thüringer Kräutergarten : von Heilkräutern, Hexen und Buckelapothekern / Otto Ludwig ; durchgesehen und überarbeitet von Michael Gutheil und Eberhard Mey.

A witch at her table being helped by her attendant: they are surrounded by various bottles, mortars and jars. Etching by W. Unger.

Der Hexengarten : die Zauberkräuter des Mittelalters und ihre Wirkung / Harold A. Hansen.

La sorcellerie des campagnes / Charles Lancelin.

Demonologia; or, natural knowledge revealed; being an exposé of ancient and modern superstitions. Credulity, fanaticism, enthusiasm, & imposture, as connected with the doctrine, caballa, and jargon, of amulets, apparitions, astrology, charms, demonology ... witchcraft, &c / By J.S. F[orsyth].

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