This ... book offers a concise, accessible history of witches and sorcery and also provides a fascinating insight into the world of magic ...

English translations of two important fifteenth-century writings on witchcraft by Johannes Hartlieb and Ulrich Molitoris. Introduction discusses the writings, the authors, their historical environments, the ways they used sources, and their influence on the development of ideas about witchcraft.

We are the original magicians, the alchemists.We are the witches and wizards whocollaborate with the elements, the forces of nature, to conjure, to dazzle, to bewitch.

Learn basic art techniques and interesting facts while drawing wizards, witches, and dragons.

For anyone who has ever wanted to cast a spell or make a magic potion, this guide can show them how. It contains positive spells for love, money, friendship and personal empowerment and also how to make magic wands, cloaks, altars and more. Illustrations.

Sort the facts from the fairy tales and trace the evolution of wizardry - from Stone Age rituals with gruesome horned gods, through to the modern day, where magicians fair and foul dominate the big screen. Learn about the barbaric witch-hunts that swept across Europe and America, when ordinary people were put to death just because they looked different or behaved oddly. Find out about the arts of the witch, from secret potion recipes to mystic animal companions, and the real-life quest for the Philosopher's Stone!

Famous authors from J.K. Rowling to Shakespeare have told tales about witchcraft and wizardry over the years. Here, readers can learn all about these magical beings and their history.