File:Dragon devouring a lizard, from Cyprianus, 18th C Wellcome L0036628.jpg

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a dragon human and loe spell, some type of dragon transforming spell."

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Dragon devouring a lizard, from Cyprianus, 18th C
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Dragon devouring a lizard, from Cyprianus, 18th C
Description

Ink and watercolour showing a red-winged dragon wearing a gold crown and devouring a lizard. Between the two figures is a snake entwined around a cross with a skull and crossbones at its base. From Cyprianus, 18th century. Cyprianus is also known as the Black Book, and is the textbook of the Black School at Wittenburg, the book from which a witch or sorceror gets his spells. The Black School at Wittenburg was purportedly a place in Germany where one went to learn the black arts.

Archives & Manuscripts
Keywords: Occult; Magic; Snakes; Serpent; Talismans; Demon; Demonology; Snake; Dragon; Monsters; M L Cyprianus
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  • Library reference: Archives and Manuscripts MS.2000
  • Photo number: L0036628
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