Writing, Reading, Writing: Scribal Culture and Magical Texts in Early Modern Venice.

Magical texts enjoyed a very wide circulation during the early modern period. Their nature allowed them to satisfy a variety of publics and interests: they represented a popular genre across different social and cultural hierarchies. The particular responses which magical books and papers elicited t...

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Publicado en:Italian Studies Vol. 66; no. 2; pp. 263 - 277
Autor principal: Barbierato, Federico
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2011
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