SPRINGER, Jacob

Head of the Authentifications Department, B. Lavatsky Museum(Name taken from Jacob Sprenger who co-wrote theMalleus Maleficarum with Heinrich Kramer in 1489. This book was the major classic of witch-hunting, establishing the methods used by the Church in examinations of witches, including brutal torture in all cases and conviction upon the slightest shred of evidence. SeeThe Complete Book of Magic and Witchcraft by Kathryn Paulsen,p.6) (vol.3#5:1-3)