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| Author | Francesco Maria Guazzo |
|---|---|
| Translator | E. A. Ashwin |
| Language | Latin |
| Subject | witchcraft, demonology |
| Genre | witch hunter manuals |
| Publisher | Apud Haeredes August |
Publication date | 1608 |
| Publication place | Duchy of Milan |
Published in English | 1929 |
| Pages | 345 |
| ISBN | 978-84-8454-140-0 |
| OCLC | 561219090 |
Original text | Compendium maleficarum, collected in 3 books from many sources, showing the iniquitous and execrable operations of witches against the human race, and the divine remedies by which they may be frustrated at Latin Wikisource |
Compendium Maleficarum is a witch-hunter's manual written in Latin by Francesco Maria Guazzo, and published in Milan (present-day Italy) in 1608.[1]
It discusses witches' pacts with the devil, and detailed descriptions of witches’ powers and poisons. It also contains Guazzo's classification of demons, based on a previous work by Michael Psellus.
- ^ Steenson, Kathryn (2018-10-31). "By the pricking of my thumbs Something wicked this way comes". Manuscripts and Special Collections. Retrieved 2023-06-01.