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Oskar Diethelm Library, Weill Cornell Medical College

Malleus Maleficarum (The Hammer of Witches)

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1492 I59m

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1492 I59m

In addition to Matthew Hale’s text, the Diethelm Library’s witchcraft collection also contains a 1492 edition of the Malleus Maleficarum or The Hammer of Witches. This publication accuses midwives who perform abortions of committing witchcraft, in addition to outlining methods of torture and deception for obtaining witchcraft confessions.

Malleus Maleficarum (The Hammer of Witches)