Occult Literature
Court Trial of Witches
A distressed figure lies or crouches before a tribunal while the surrounding crowd raises hands and turns towards the judges. The elevated bench and heavy canopy separate the officials from the people below. The source captions the scene Court Trial of Witches in its illustrated account of witchcraft history.
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Illustrator not identified. "Court Trial of Witches" [editorial title]. In Witchcraft Illustrated, Henrietta D. Kimball. 1892 edition, 1892, G. A. Kimball. Source scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0207-0053
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Illustrator not identified. Court Trial of Witches. Witchcraft Illustrated. Scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0207-0053