Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia
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Lot 222
MAFFEI, Francesco Scipione (1675-1755). Arte Magica Annichi...
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MAFFEI, Francesco Scipione (1675-1755). Arte Magica Annichilata Libri Tre Con Un?Appendice. Verona: Antonio Andreoni, 1754. 4to. Illustration on title page, head and tail pieces. Carta rustica binding (notations, toning). Francesco Scipione Maffei was a Venetian writer and art critic with a humanist background. Arte Magica Annichilata was the third in a series of books written by Maffei arguing against the existence of witches and witchcraft and includes sections on Satanic pacts, the use of magic in ancient Greece and Rome, and the Bible. Graesse, Bibliotheca Magica et Pneumatica, pg. 59; Casanatense, Bibliotheca Magica, 781.
