{"title":"Testimonies on Witchcraft \u0026 Demonology","description":"\u003cp\u003eA three-volume set gathering key texts from the witch-hunting tradition: the Scottish court of James VI, Cotton Mather's Salem, and the East Anglian trials of the Witchfinder General.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"testimonies-on-witchcraft-demonology","title":"Testimonies on Witchcraft \u0026 Demonology","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAvailable soon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTestimonies on Witchcraft \u0026amp; Demonology\u003c\/em\u003e will be available for purchase soon. To be notified the moment it goes on sale, sign up to our newsletter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.theobsidiancodex.com\/#newsletter-signup\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSign up to be notified →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout this set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis three-volume set gathers some of the most important texts from that tradition, from the Scottish court of James VI to Cotton Mather's Salem and the East Anglian trials of the Witchfinder General.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach volume has been newly typeset in the manner of its earliest printing, following the typographic conventions, ornamental vocabulary, and page structures of the period source. Title pages, woodcuts, initials, and printer's devices have been drawn from historical copies, cleaned, and restored throughout. Where original material was damaged or no longer extant, period-appropriate replacements from the same printing tradition were selected in order to preserve the visual integrity of the source text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued in A5 format, printed on Fedrigoni Arena Ivory 120 gsm, and bound in cloth over boards with rounded spines, the three volumes are housed together in a cloth-bound slipcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVolume I: Dæmonologie \u0026amp; Newes from Scotland\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo texts by and concerning King James VI of Scotland, whose involvement in the North Berwick witch trials of 1590 helped shape the prosecution of witchcraft in Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNewes from Scotland\u003c\/em\u003e (1591) is a pamphlet account of the trials, describing the alleged conspiracy of witches against the King. \u003cem\u003eDæmonologie\u003c\/em\u003e (1597) is James's own treatise on witchcraft, written in dialogue form and offering royal sanction to the witch-hunting logic that the \u003cem\u003eMalleus\u003c\/em\u003e had helped codify a century earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVolume II: Wonders of the Invisible World\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in 1692 and published in 1693, Cotton Mather's \u003cem\u003eWonders of the Invisible World\u003c\/em\u003e was intended as a defence of the Salem proceedings. It gathers trial records, theological arguments, and accounts of the accused, and remains one of the fullest contemporary accounts of Salem from the prosecution's side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVolume III: The Discovery of Witches \u0026amp; A Confirmation and Discovery of Witch-craft\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatthew Hopkins's \u003cem\u003eThe Discovery of Witches\u003c\/em\u003e (1647) and John Stearne's \u003cem\u003eA Confirmation and Discovery of Witch-craft\u003c\/em\u003e (1648) record the methods, justifications, and procedures of the East Anglian witch trials of the 1640s. Hopkins, the self-styled “Witchfinder General,” became the central figure in the largest wave of witchcraft prosecutions in English history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA5 format (148 × 210 mm), Smyth-sewn, round-backed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e120 gsm ivory stock (Fedrigoni Arena Ivory)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCloth-bound over 2.0 mm grey board (FSC 100% recycled)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGold foil on front cover and spine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack endpapers, 150 gsm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHead and tail bands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree volumes in one cloth slipcase with gold foil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShrink-wrapped as a set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold as a set only. Not available individually.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Obsidian Codex Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48606647582925,"sku":"TEST-SET","price":1350.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3946\/5677\/files\/testimonies-1.webp?v=1785230716"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3946\/5677\/collections\/testimonies-collection.webp?v=1785230739","url":"https:\/\/shop.theobsidiancodex.com\/collections\/testimonies-on-witchcraft-demonology.oembed","provider":"Obsidian Codex Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}