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Daimonologia, or, A treatise of spirits : Wherein several places of scripture are expounded, against the vulgar errors concerning witchcraft, apparitions, &c. To which is added, an appendix, containing some reflections on Mr. Boulton's answer to Dr. Hutchinson's Historical essay; entitled The possibility and reality of magick, sorcery and witchcraft demonstrated

Daillon, Jacques de, 1645-1726 · 1723 · London : Printed for the Author · 13 pictures

A 1723 London treatise on witchcraft and apparitions, written by Jacques de Daillon and printed for the author as a reply to Francis Hutchinson and Richard Boulton, aimed at a general readership debating supernatural belief. The pictures are repeated headpiece and tailpiece ornaments of scrolling foliage, a central urn or vase, seated squirrels, a rampant bird and a framed initial M, all in dense black woodcut lines that a designer could borrow for decorative borders and frames.

Hutchinson, Francis, 1661-1739 · Boulton, Richard, b. 1676 or 7 · Spiritualism · Witchcraft · Apparitions · Demonology · Occultism

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