Compendium of Witches (Compendium Maleficarum) (1608) - Page 10

⚠Small hole and dark stain in the upper right corner affecting the final letters of "MATERIARUM". Significant bleed-through of text from the reverse side is visible throughout the page.

OF SUBJECT MATTER

WHICH ARE CONTAINED

in this work.

Small decorative printer's ornament centered below the title, featuring a stylized floral design.

IN THE FIRST BOOK.


Decorative drop-cap 'H' containing an engraved illustration of a clock or mechanical instrument.How great, and of what kind, is the power of the imagination.	1
Concerning artificial Magic. original: "Magia artificialis" — likely referring to mechanical wonders or illusions created through natural science rather than sorcery.	3
Whether this Magic has certain true effects.	6
Magicians perform wonders through the Devil.	8
The ancients formerly attributed wondrous effects to Magicians.	11
Concerning the pact of Magicians with the Devil.	13
Sorcerers seek rain, hail, etc., through dire imprecations and deeds.	22
What Magicians are able to do regarding external matters.	25
Whether a Demon is truly able to enrich his own followers.	29
Whether magicians are able to produce any sensible mixed things by their art. original: "sensibilia mixta" — likely referring to the creation of physical substances or hybrid creatures.	32
Whether it is true that Demons become succubi and incubi, and whether generation can follow from such intercourse. Incubi and succubi were believed to be male and female demons who had sexual relations with humans.	34
Whether Witches are truly transported from place to place for nightly assemblies. original: "Sagæ" — specifically referring to female witches or wise-women.	38