Detail View: Rylands Collection: Punishment of Witches

Image Number: 
JRL17122032
Reference Number: 
SC10205C
Link to Catalogue: 
Image Title: 
Punishment of Witches
Alternative Image Title: 
De Castigatione Maleficarum
Parent Work Title: 
Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus ....
Creator: 
Olaus Magnus Archbishop of Upsala
Creator Role: 
Author
Date Created: 
1555
Publication Details: 
Romae; Italy Rome
Page/Sheet: 
126
Description: 
Small woodcut illustration and page of text with an illustrated initial. A female witch being carried off by a demon or devil on a horse.
Keyword: 
Witch; Witches; Devil; Demon; Witchcraft.
Language Code: 
lat-IT
Language: 
Latin
Subject: 
Witchcraft
Category of Material: 
Printed
Sub-Category: 
Illustrated works
Technique Used: 
Woodcut (process)
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Paper
Time Period Covered: 
16th century CE
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2017-12-19
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2018-01
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB