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STRENGER, Jacobus (1436-1495). Malleus maleficarum, in tres divisus partes, in quibus concurrentia de maleficia. Venice: Antonio Bertano, 1574. 8° (150 x 98mm). Woodcut vignette on title and final leaf, woodcut initials. (Some staining and fraying to edges, occasional soiling.) Contemporary vellum, manuscript title and shelf-mark labels (lacking ties, a few wormholes and some chipping and rubbing). Provenance: Casanova (ownership inscription) -- ink shelf-mark on title -- Compagnia del Gesú (stamp on title).
Rare 16th-century edition and second Venice printing of the infamous manual for witch-hunters by the Dominican inquisitors Jakob Sprenger and Henricus Institoris (1430-1505). The work was first published in 1486.
Rare 16th-century edition and second Venice printing of the infamous manual for witch-hunters by the Dominican inquisitors Jakob Sprenger and Henricus Institoris (1430-1505). The work was first published in 1486.