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== Unexact dates == | |||
* [[Egg Bag]] known to have been used | |||
* A magician showed working with a pick-pocket in painting, "The Conjurer"<ref>[[History of Close Up Magic]]</ref> | |||
==Selected Magic Events By Year== | ==Selected Magic Events By Year== | ||
(Click on date to see all magic events in that year) | (Click on date to see all magic events in that year) | ||
*[[1535]] - [[John Baptista Porta]], author of ''Magia natvralis libri viginti'', is born | *[[1535]] - [[John Baptista Porta]], author of ''Magia natvralis libri viginti'', is born | ||
*[[1538]] - [[Reginald Scot]], author of ''[[The Discoverie of Witchcraft]]'', is born | *[[1538]] - [[Reginald Scot]], author of ''[[The Discoverie of Witchcraft]]'', is born | ||
*[[1558]] - ''[[Natural Magick]]'', or ''Magia natvralis libri viginti'' written | *[[1558]] - ''[[Natural Magick]]'', or ''Magia natvralis libri viginti'' written | ||
*[[1563]] - [[De Furtivi Literarum Notis|''De Furtivis Literarum Notis'']] written | *[[1563]] - [[De Furtivi Literarum Notis|''De Furtivis Literarum Notis'']] written | ||
*[[1581]] - ''[[A Brief and Pleasant Treatise]]'', Early book in English, included magic | *[[1581]] - ''[[A Brief and Pleasant Treatise]]'', Early book in English, included magic | ||
*[[1584]] - [[The Discoverie of Witchcraft]] published by [[Reginald Scot]] | |||
*[[1584]] - [[The Discoverie of Witchcraft]] published by [[Reginald Scot]] and [[La Premiere Partie des subtiles et plaisantes inventions]] by [[Jean Prévost]] | |||
*[[1585]] - [[Piazza Universale|''Piazza Universale'']], is written by Girolamo Cardano | *[[1585]] - [[Piazza Universale|''Piazza Universale'']], is written by Girolamo Cardano | ||
*[[1591]] - [[Jean Leurechon]] is born | *[[1591]] - [[Jean Leurechon]] is born | ||
*[[1593]] - [[Giochi de Carte|''Giochi de Carte'']] is published in Venice | *[[1593]] - [[Giochi de Carte|''Giochi de Carte'']] is published in Venice | ||
*[[1597]] - St Nicholas Owen thought to have masterminded John Gerard, S.J.'s famous escape from the Tower of London | |||
*[[1597]] - [[St Nicholas Owen]] thought to have masterminded John Gerard, S.J.'s famous escape from the Tower of London | |||
*[[1599]] - [[Reginald Scot]] dies | *[[1599]] - [[Reginald Scot]] dies | ||
==Significant people== | ==Significant people== | ||
*[[Reginald Scot]], author of the groundbreaking book, for its time, ''[[The Discoverie of Witchcraft]]'' | *[[Reginald Scot]], author of the groundbreaking book, for its time, ''[[The Discoverie of Witchcraft]]'' | ||
*[[John Baptista Porta]], the author of ''[[Natural Magick]]'' | *[[John Baptista Porta]], the author of ''[[Natural Magick]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:51, 26 April 2015
The century of the 1500s.
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Unexact dates
- Egg Bag known to have been used
- A magician showed working with a pick-pocket in painting, "The Conjurer"[1]
Selected Magic Events By Year
(Click on date to see all magic events in that year)
- 1535 - John Baptista Porta, author of Magia natvralis libri viginti, is born
- 1538 - Reginald Scot, author of The Discoverie of Witchcraft, is born
- 1558 - Natural Magick, or Magia natvralis libri viginti written
- 1563 - De Furtivis Literarum Notis written
- 1581 - A Brief and Pleasant Treatise, Early book in English, included magic
- 1584 - The Discoverie of Witchcraft published by Reginald Scot and La Premiere Partie des subtiles et plaisantes inventions by Jean Prévost
- 1585 - Piazza Universale, is written by Girolamo Cardano
- 1591 - Jean Leurechon is born
- 1593 - Giochi de Carte is published in Venice
- 1597 - St Nicholas Owen thought to have masterminded John Gerard, S.J.'s famous escape from the Tower of London
- 1599 - Reginald Scot dies
Significant people
- Reginald Scot, author of the groundbreaking book, for its time, The Discoverie of Witchcraft
- John Baptista Porta, the author of Natural Magick