Caption:
Malleus Maleficarum (1487), written by German churchman and inquisitor Heinrich Kramer or Henricus Institor (c.1430-1505). It describes witchcraft and processes for the extermination of witches, he was instrumental in establishing the period of witch trials in the early modern period. Cover page. Printed in Lyon, 1519 by Joannem Masson. Private Collection.