Rituals or actions employed to manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces

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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.

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.

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.

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

Witchcraft: witches giving babies to the devil. Woodcut, 1720.

A witch holding a plant in one hand and a fan in the other. Woodcut, ca. 1700-1720.

Witchcraft: witches and devils dancing in a circle. Woodcut, 1720.

A witch at her cauldron surrounded by monsters. Etching by Jan van de Velde II, 1626.

A lady seeking knowledge of her lover from a wizard. Process print after Sir E. Burne-Jones.

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

The bridle of Pegasus : studies in magic, mythology and folklore / by Warren R. Dawson.

Magia, rito y ciencia : la medicina náhuatl / Martha Eugenia Rodríguez de Engell.

Magika hiera : ancient Greek magic and religion / edited by Christopher A. Faraone and Dirk Obbink.

Occult science in medicine / [Franz Hartmann].

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

The bridle of Pegasus : studies in magic, mythology and folklore / by Warren R. Dawson.

Magia, rito y ciencia : la medicina náhuatl / Martha Eugenia Rodríguez de Engell.

Magika hiera : ancient Greek magic and religion / edited by Christopher A. Faraone and Dirk Obbink.

Occult science in medicine / [Franz Hartmann].

Magic

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Images referencing Magic

Works from the collections

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

The bridle of Pegasus : studies in magic, mythology and folklore / by Warren R. Dawson.

Magia, rito y ciencia : la medicina náhuatl / Martha Eugenia Rodríguez de Engell.

Magika hiera : ancient Greek magic and religion / edited by Christopher A. Faraone and Dirk Obbink.

Occult science in medicine / [Franz Hartmann].

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