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A full confutation of witchcraft

more particularly of the depositions against Jane Wenham, lately condemned for a witch at Hertford : in which modern notions of witches are overthrown, and the ill consequences of such doctrines are exposed by arguments, proving that witchcraft is priestcraft

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  • 18th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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None of the 1 source behind this record supplied a summary of A full confutation of witchcraft (1712). What the catalog does say:

Traditions: Witchcraft and folk magic

Subjects: Witchcraft, Early works to 1800, England, Wenham, Jane, -1730

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the title, “Witchcraft” in the subtitle, “witches” in the subtitle, and 4 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Witchcraft”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “Witchcraft”· in title
    • “Witchcraft”· in subtitle
    • “witches”· in subtitle
    • “Witchcraft”· in subject
    • “Witchcraft”· in edition title

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more particularly of the depositions against Jane Wenham, lately condemned for a witch at Hertford : in which modern notions of witches are overthrown, and the ill consequences of such doctrines are exposed by arguments, proving that witchcraft is priestcraft

University of Pennsylvania digitized edition

48, that is, 40 pages ; 19 x 12 cm (8vo.); Errors in paging.; Lea Library copy has the bookplate and autograph, dated 1909, of Henry Charles Lea.; Lea Library copy has the bookplate of Charles F. Cox on front pastedown; ms. notes in pencil on front free end paper; scrap of paper with bookseller's printed information laid in.; Lea Library copy is no. 6 in a vol. of 8 works bound together.; Signatures: A-E⁴.

1712Printed for J. Baker ..English—Public download

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Identifiers

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  • ark:/81431/p3wd3r356

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Henry Charles Lea Library (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9944284413503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Lea Collection, S-22.2.6
  • Provenance: Cox, Charles F. (bookplate); Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909 (autograph) (bookplate)
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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colenda:81431-p3wd3r356
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