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PIPERNO, PIETRO. De effectibus magicis libri sex ac De nuce maga Beneventana liber unicus. [2] (of [4]), 168; 85, [i. e., 55], [5] pages; lacks initial blank. 2 parts in one volume. 4to, contemporary limp vellum, spine partly discolored, missing portion at bottom; contents browned, sometimes heavily, with scattered stains. Naples: Francesco Girolamo Colligni for Giovanni Domenico Montanaro, 1647
Treatise originally published in 1634 on diseases caused by magic, with an appendix concerning a walnut tree in Benevento reputedly endowed with supernatural powers and a gathering place for witches. Krivatsy 9021.
