Witchcraft and Magic in England, c. 1400–1920 - Volumes
Volumes
4 volumes in Witchcraft and Magic in England, c. 1400–1920
British Library
Content sourced from the British Library includes rare manuscript sources, some dating from as early as the fourteenth century. Included are items from the collections of the physician, collector, and botanist, Sir Hans Sloane, and from that amassed by the British statesman, Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford (Sloane MS and Harley MS). These include treatises and tracts on astrology, alchemy, astronomy, and natural philosophy. There are printed works concerned with... Read more →
The National Archives (UK)
The majority of the content sourced from TNA concerns the legal aspects and ramifications of witchcraft, notably its criminalisation during the mid-sixteenth century and the subsequent persecution of individuals perceived to be witches within the English legal system. Sources that date from the nineteenth century concern individuals who were convicted of vagrancy for “offences” such as fortune telling or spiritualism. The collection features content from 36 TNA series. Navy Board records... Read more →
University College London Special Collections
Content sourced from this institution includes a number of manuscript sources, such as rare religious texts and tracts on alchemy, astrology, astronomy, mathematics, and natural philosophy. For example, there is a copy of De Sphaera Mundi and other tracts (MS LAT/15), dating from the fourteenth century, that were written by the British monk (he may have been from Halifax), astronomer, and mathematician, Johannes de Sacrobosco. You will also find a... Read more →
The Folklore Society
Established in 1878, The Folklore Society is dedicated to the study of folklore in all its forms. Content sourced from its archive and library includes texts on folk customs in England, on the tradition of Wicca, and on witchcraft and trials of accused witches. The material sourced from this society include works that examined superstition and the supernatural, such as Samuel Werenfels’ A Dissertation upon Superstition in Natural Things (FLS L... Read more →
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