{"product_id":"disquisitionum-magicarum-libri-sex-1679","title":"Disquisitionum Magicarum Libri Sex 1679","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-body\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"catalogue-entry\"\u003e\u003cheader class=\"bibliographical-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDel Rio, Martin (1551-1608)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDisquisitionum Magicarum Libri Sex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Cologne: Hermani Demen, 1679]\u003cbr\u003eQuarto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"book-description\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handsome edition of this major demonological treatise, belonging to the tradition of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMalleus Maleficarum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand devoted to the systematic collection of learning concerning witchcraft, demonology, and magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the most influential works of early modern demonology and witchcraft studies. Del Rio’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDisquisitionum Magicarum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebecame the standard Catholic treatment of magic, sorcery, divination, possession, and the operations of the demonic, remaining in print for more than a century. Drawing upon Scripture, patristic authorities, canon law, classical literature, and contemporary judicial cases, it examines the nature of supernatural phenomena, the distinction between miracle and magic, the reality of witchcraft and demonic pacts, and the legal and theological response to alleged sorcery. Written by the Jesuit scholar and theologian Martin Del Rio (1551–1608), the work ranks among the most comprehensive and widely read demonological treatises of the seventeenth century, exerting a lasting influence on both ecclesiastical and secular understandings of witchcraft and the occult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-detail-section-block\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"product-detail-section-heading\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-body\"\u003e\n\u003col class=\"provenance-notes\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e‘Theodor Pillenock’, eighteenth century inscription to front blank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-detail-size\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e217 × 185 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-detail-size\" translate=\"no\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-detail-section-block\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"product-detail-section-heading\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-detail-collation\" translate=\"no\"\u003e[3 blanks, *4, **4, A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Zzz4, Aaaa-Zzzz4, Aaaaa-Zzzzz4, Aaaaaa-Zzzzzz4, Aaaaaaa-Fffffff4, Ggggggg2, 2 blanks].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-body\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlanks ragged at edges. Text collates as complete. Foxed and toned throughout, but legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContemporary full vellum, boards secure, binding nearly detached from the text block at the rear, revealing vellum manuscript binder’s waste strips (c. 1375-1450). Vellum a little discoloured, title written in a contemporary hand to the upper spine. A little shelf and edge wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-section-block\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-detail-section-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-detail-body\"\u003eUSTC 2627600; VD17 23:240512Y\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57271392665924,"sku":null,"price":1675.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/DSC008262.jpg?v=1789481963","url":"https:\/\/woodpaz.com\/products\/disquisitionum-magicarum-libri-sex-1679","provider":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}