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Title
Burning witches
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Witchcraft

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1886
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC WITC
Topics
Executioners -- 1550-1559
Burning at the stake -- Germany -- 1550-1559
Punishment & torture -- Germany -- 1550-1559
Witchcraft -- Germany -- 1550-1559
Witches -- 1550-1559
Genres
Reproductions
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Ein erschröckliche Geschicht / so zu Derneburg in der Graff-schaft Reinsteyn . . . Octobris Jm 1555 Jare ergangen ist." Includes additional text in German.
Source note: Kulturgeschichte des deutschen Volkes. (Berlin : Grote, 1886) Henne am Rhyn, Otto (1828-1914), Author.
Physical Description
Line photoengravings
Extent: 16 x 22 cm (6 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17517412
Barcode: 33333159483854
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 66170510-c565-012f-30f6-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1886: Issued
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Burning witches" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1886. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0dc2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Burning witches" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0dc2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1886). Burning witches Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0dc2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Burning witches