The Sawed-Off Head / The Reduction (1897), from Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions, including Trick Photography.

Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/38f3b756-ebeb-4d51-81e6-abeeb778793f

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The Sawed-Off Head / The Reduction (1897), from Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions, including Trick Photography.

Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/38f3b756-ebeb-4d51-81e6-abeeb778793f

#illusion #victorian #woodwork #magicians #birds #repairs #furniture #artisan #magic #sculpture #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Cyprianus, from Clavis Inferni (null).

Source: Wellcome Collection

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Illustration by Cyprianus, from Clavis Inferni (null).

Source: Wellcome Collection

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/dfd3f284-2f5e-44d5-9adb-9116550eebdd

#cyprianus #sorcery #manuscripts #medieval #magicians #occultism #symbolism #magic #art #publicdomain