Afterlife, Folklore, Supernatural & Witchcraft Gallery

The Sefirotic Tree, from Oedipus Aegyptiacus by Athanasius Kirchner (1562

STC202550 The Sefirotic Tree, from Oedipus Aegyptiacus by Athanasius Kirchner (1562) illustrated in a history of magic published late 19th century (litho) by Italian School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: cosmic system used to understand the nature of creation & all that exists between heaven & earth;); The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

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The sleepwalker Victor and the Marquis of Puysegur at Madame de Montesson's

CHT252799 The sleepwalker Victor and the Marquis of Puysegur at Madame de Montesson's, illustration from Les Mysteres de la Science by Louis Figuier (1819-94) 1886 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: le somnambule Victor et le Marquis de Puysegur chez Madame de Montesson;); A© Archives Charmet; French, out of copyright

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Scene of divination, illustration from Historia de GentibusSeptentrionalibus'

CHT224897 Scene of divination, illustration from Historia de GentibusSeptentrionalibus by Olaus Magnus (1490-1558), published in Rome, 1555 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Italian School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: foretelling the future from fishes and volcano;); A© Archives Charmet; Italian, out of copyright

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