The Humbugs of the World · Character
Cornelius Agrippa
A Renaissance magician and occult writer, cited as a historical humbug.
minor
Also known as Agrippa
First appearance: ix
Cornelius Agrippa shows up with force in Magical Humbugs: Virgil, Agrippa, Faustus, and the Devil's Tricks. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Celebrated 16th-century magician from Cologne, said to have a magic glass for showing dead or absent persons, an attendant devil in the form of a black dog, and students who…
Cornelius Agrippa first appears in 0014 ix.
In Magical Humbugs: Virgil, Agrippa, Faustus, and the Devil's Tricks: Celebrated 16th-century magician from Cologne, said to have a magic glass for showing dead or absent persons, an attendant devil in the form of a black dog, and students who nearly came to grief meddling with his spells.
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See Cornelius Agrippa in ix