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Woodcuts and Witches in Early Modern Europe

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Woodcuts and Witches in Early Modern Europe

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What was the impact of the publishing revolution during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Centralizing information distribution among a select few.

Limiting access to printed material to the wealthy.

Decreasing the popularity of woodcut illustrations.

Democratising information and making it more accessible. (correct)

What event coincided with the revolution in publishing during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

The Protestant Reformation in Europe

The European witch craze (correct)

The Enlightenment movement in Scandinavia

The Age of Exploration in Britain

How were broadsides distributed during the early modern period?

Sold exclusively in high-end bookstores.

Sent only to the wealthy individuals via mail.

Pasted on ale house walls and stuck up on market posts. (correct)

Displayed in museums and art galleries.

What was the name of the treatise published in 1486 that elevated witchcraft to the crime of heresy?

Hexenhammer Signup and view all the answers

What role did ballads play in spreading information during the early modern period?

"spred more pamphlets by the State forbidden than all the Booksellers in London" Signup and view all the answers

Why was torture recommended during the witch hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

To extract confessions from accused witches Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the influence of the Malleus Maleficarum on the perception of witchcraft?

It justified the extermination of witches with papal authority Signup and view all the answers

How did Thomas Middleton describe ballads in relation to popular desires?

"fashions, fictions, felonies, fooleries" Signup and view all the answers

What was considered the visual language of early modern England?

Crude woodcuts Signup and view all the answers

What imagery and narratives were commonly depicted in British witchcraft pamphlets from the late sixteenth century?

Descriptions of witches with animal familiars and magical abilities Signup and view all the answers