Witchy Wednesday, historical collection.

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Welcome to another Witchy Wednesday, this week I am sharing some wonderful prints from the Wellcome Collection archive. A wonderful place to research history. All images because of their age are now in the public domain.

About the Wellcome Collection. 

Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library. Through their extensive collections, exhibitions and events, in books and online, they help to explore the past, present and future of health.

You can find them near Euston station in London. All their exhibitions and events are free. You can use their library and view items from their collections free of charge– on some items you may just need to book in advance.

Wellcome Collection opened in 2007. They care for many thousands of items relating to health, medicine and human experience, including rare books, artworks, films and videos, personal archives and objects. They are part of Wellcome, a charitable foundation supporting science to help build a healthier future for everyone.

Please visit their website link. 

https://wellcomecollection.org/

M0016704: The case of the Hertfordshire witchcraft consider'd, 1712: title page
Date: 1958

M0014360: Ady: Witches and Witchcraft, 1656: title page
Date: December 1955

M0016709: Stephens: Witches & witchcraft upon the persons of people, 1693: title page
Date: 1958

Institoris, Heinrich, 1430-1505.Date: 1669

Two witches tell Macbeth (representing the Earl of Bute) that he will be king and another, holding a noose, says he will be "Knight - the first that ever graced the Scottish annals". Etching, 1762.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.Date: [1762]

M0013815: Webster: The displaying of supposed witchcraft, 1677: title page
Date: November 1954



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Have a magical week. 
Kat


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