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Magical Manuscripts in Early Modern Europe |
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Preface |
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Contents |
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Chapter 1 Introduction |
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Abstract |
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References |
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Chapter 2 Exceptionality |
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Abstract |
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The Leipzig Collection: Part and Parcel of ‘Western Learned Magic’ |
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Exceptional Genre Characteristics |
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The Exceptionality of the Collection |
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The Exceptionality of the Catalogue |
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References |
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Chapter 3 Scarcity |
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Abstract |
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Manuscripts in an Age of Print |
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Hunting ‘Scarce’ Books |
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Elitist Networks |
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References |
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Chapter 4 Illegality |
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Abstract |
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Polemics and Legal Action Against ‘Magic’ in the Early Eighteenth Century |
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Censorship and Markets for Illegal Books in the Eighteenth Century |
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Censoring the Leipzig Collection |
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The History of the Collection After 1710 |
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References |
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Chapter 5 Conclusions |
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Abstract |
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Reference |
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Appendix A: The Catalogus Rariorum Manuscriptorum |
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Catalogus Rariorum Manuscriptorum |
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Appendix B: Images of the Original Catalogue (1710) |
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References |
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Index |
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